Reformation

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  • Reign of Elizabeth 1
    1485

    Reign of Elizabeth 1

    She restored Protestantism and lead protestant reforms. She set up the Church of England called the Anglican Church.
  • The Italian Wars
    1494

    The Italian Wars

    The Italian Wars were a series of wars for the control of Italy.
  • Martin Luther writes 95 thesis
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther writes 95 thesis

    Luther writes his 95 thesis disagreeing with the Pope about his authority and power, selling of indulgences, and the teachings of the church.
  • Peasants' War
    1524

    Peasants' War

    Peasants inspired by the Reformation seeked change and freedom for their lives.
  • John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion
    1536

    John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion

    Calvin wrote a collection of book called the Institutes of the Christian Religion about ideas about God, salvation, and human nature.
  • 1538

    Act of Supremacy in England

    The parliament passed the Act of Supremacy which made the right of Henry VIII to be the supreme head on Earth of the Church of England
  • Start of Roman Inquisition
    1542

    Start of Roman Inquisition

    The purpose of this inquisition was to get rid of heresy throughout Europe and in America. They tortuerd and persecuted Muslims and Jews.
  • Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies
    1543

    Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies

    Achievements:
    1) heliocentric theory- sun centered universe
    2) formulated the quantity theory of money
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    The Council of Trent was the Catholics reply to the Protestant reformation. It reaffirmed the authority of the Catholic Church, reformed the abuses of the Church, and established a better education clergy.
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    German princes and protestants met up and each ruler declared the religion of their own state.
  • Scotland Becomes Calvinist
    1559

    Scotland Becomes Calvinist

    John Knox spread and put Calvinist ideas to work. He made Scotland's official religion Calvinism. Each community church was governed by a group of laymen or presbyters.
  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    It was a turning point in the French Wars of Religion. It was a massacre of targeted assigns to the Huguenots.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    It ended the French Wars of Religion by granting tolerance to Protestantism. Henry IV of France signed it and gave huge measure of religious liberty to his subjects.
  • Bacon publishes The Advancement of Learning, Norum Organum

    Bacon publishes The Advancement of Learning, Norum Organum

    Achievments:
    1) developed Scientific Method with Descartes
    2) Theory that scientific knowledge must come from the observation of nature through inductive reasoning
  • Galileo publishes Starry Messenger

    Galileo publishes Starry Messenger

    Achievements:
    1) observation of telescope of the solar system
    2) confirmed the idea that the sun is the center of the planets
  • Descartes publishes Meditations on First Philosophy

    Descartes publishes Meditations on First Philosophy

    Acheievements:
    1) developed analytical geometry
    2) encouraged scientists to use math and logic instead of experimenting to make new observations
  • Hobbes publishes Leviathan

    Hobbes publishes Leviathan

    Achievments:
    1) developed the social contract
    2) believed that a ruler was always needed to keep the citizens in control. Government was an absolute monarchy.
  • Locke publishes A Letter Concerning Toleration

    Locke publishes A Letter Concerning Toleration

    Achievments:
    1) people can learn from experience and improve themsleves
    2) criticized absolute monarchy and favored the idea of self-governemnt
  • Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws

    Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws

    Achievments:
    1) Division of government and separation of powers
    2) Checks and balances
  • Voltaire publishes Candide

    Voltaire publishes Candide

    Achievments:
    1) fought for tolerance, reason, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech
    2) his writings gave the Founding Fathers critical concepts to create a new form of government
  • Rousseau publishes the Social Contract

    Rousseau publishes the Social Contract

    Achievments:
    1) he won recognition of writer of essays
    2) guaranteed in the U.S. Billof Rights and French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen