Module 8 Timeline Assignment

  • Italian Renaissance
    1400

    Italian Renaissance

    A rebirth of classical language and arts mostly by the aristocrat elite. Was a time of focusing on the study of classical history, language, and arts with an emphasis on education.
  • The invention of the Printing Press
    1436

    The invention of the Printing Press

    Happpened in Europe during the renaissance because it helped with the mass production of books. Which was very important because of the new emphasis on learning that emerged at this time.
  • The Columbian Encounter
    1492

    The Columbian Encounter

    It marked the "discovery" of the New World. Columbus got funding from the Spainish throne and discovered the Caribbean islands. Helped motivate Europe to explore more into the Americas.
  • The Columbian Exchange
    1496

    The Columbian Exchange

    The arrival of goods and animals to the New World helped the new world develop faster. One of it's largest effects came from the importing of large animals because the lack of them in the America's.
  • The rise of the Slave Trade
    1500

    The rise of the Slave Trade

    European countries establish the slave trade in west Africa to obtain workers for the sugar and tobacco plantations in South America and the Caribbean.
  • Protestant Reform
    1517

    Protestant Reform

    Divsion of the Roman Catholic Church due to differences in doctrine. Led by Martin Luther it helped create a new branch of the Christian Church.
  • Conquered the Aztecs
    1519

    Conquered the Aztecs

    Herman Cortes conquered the Aztec in Mexico after arriving with the desires to find gold and conquer the land in the name of his King. He established his a new capital over the old Aztec one named New Spain.
  • Empidemic of European Diease
    1519

    Empidemic of European Diease

    The effects of European dieases on the Native's destroyed the populations and killed millions. Came from Europe due to the fact that European's have lived in close quaters for centuries.
  • Conquered the Incas
    1533

    Conquered the Incas

    Francisco Pizzaro conquered the Inca in 1533. Came with the same intentions of Herman Cortes and was inspried by the stories of vast riches and gold in the area.
  • Invention of the Telescope

    Invention of the Telescope

    With this invention scientist like Galileo were able to study astrology. This is where he famously changed the narrtive about our universe and our place in it.