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paper was invented by the chinese
Paper was invented in ancient China during the Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) and spread slowly to the west via the Silk Road. -
Jul 6, 1415
John Huss was burned at the stake for beign a heretic
He was burned at the stake for heresy against the doctrines of the Catholic Church, including those on ecclesiology, the Eucharist, and other theological topics. -
Nov 20, 1452
Johanns Gutenbury invented the printing press.
This device was the printing press, and it revolutionized the printing industry. In 1452, Gutenberg started printing his most famous project, the Gutenberg Bible. -
May 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.
on May 1, 1489, he presented his plans to Queen Isabella, who referred them to a committee. They pronounced the idea impractica.After continually nagging, begging, and repeatedly asking the monarchs to support his plan at the royal court and enduring two years of negotiations, Columbus finally succeeded . Over four voyages to the Americas between 1492 and 1492, Columbus set the stage for the European exploration and colonization of the Americas, ultimately leading to the Columbian Exchange. -
Jan 19, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper
In 1495, Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Last Supper on the wall of the refectory (dining hall) of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, and completed it in 1498. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. -
Aug 18, 1499
Michealongelo sculpted the Pieta.
The Pietà is a work of Renaissance sculpture by Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to a church door
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Sep 20, 1519
Hernado cortes the navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
he led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. -
Sep 19, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
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Aug 20, 1530
Elizabeth 1st became the head of the Anglican Church
The Church of England is the established Christian church[2][3][4] in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacques cartier explored the st.lawrence river to montreal for france
Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map[1] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island). -
Nov 20, 1534
The Jesuits were created during the catholic renaissance.
The Society of Jesuss a male religious congregation of the Catholic Church.The members are called Jesuits. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. -
Mar 20, 1540
John calvin developed the idea of pedestination.
The doctrine of predestination in Calvinism deals with the question of the control that God exercises over the world. In the words of the Westminster Confession of Faith, God "freely and unchangeably ordained whatsoever comes to pass. -
Dec 28, 1547
Henry the 8th broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife.
Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the church of england from the roman catholic church.Henry is most remembered: his six marriages and his break with the Pope (who would not allow an annulment of Henry's first marriage). -
Sir Frances Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. -
henry IV issued the edict of nantes
The Edict of Nantes signed probably on 30 April 1598, by Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in the nation, which was, at the time, still considered essentially Catholic. In the Edict, Henry aimed primarily to promote civil unity. -
Cardinal richelieu got france involved in the thirty years war
His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty, and to ensure French dominance in the Thirty Years' War that engulfed Europe. -
slaves was shipped along the middle passage of triangular trade.
The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. -
Jesus began the christian religion.
The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion, Christendom, and the Church with its various denominations, from the 1st century to the present. -
Followers of catholisim met at the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento (Trent) and Bologna, northern Italy, was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils.
