Modern World History AB

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  • Italian Wars
    1494

    Italian Wars

    King Charles VII of France invaded Italy, causing a series of wars in which France and Spain fought for the control of the Italian peninsula. The Italian wars officially ended in 1559.
  • Martin Luther's 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther's 95 Theses

    Martin Luther posted a series of statements attacking the church for selling indulgences, on the door of the castle church in Wittenburg, and invited other scholars to debate him.
  • 1524

    Peasant’s War

    Due to the high taxes, lack of power, and reformation preachers,tens of thousands of German peasants stormed castles and monasteries, a rebellion known as the Peasants’ War.
  • Act of Supremecy in England
    1534

    Act of Supremecy in England

    Henry’s break with the pope was completed when Parliament voted to approve the Act of Supremacy. This called on people to take an oath recognizing the divorce and accepting Henry, not the pope, as the official head of England’s Church.
  • John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion
    1536

    John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion

    This book stated Calvin's ideas about God, salvation, and human nature. It also states his belief in predestination, in which God choses very few people to be saved, and that humans cannot earn salvation, it is given.
  • Jesuit Order Founded
    1540

    Jesuit Order Founded

    The pope created a religious order for Ignatious of Loyola's followers, called the Society of Jesus. Members were known as the Jesuits.
  • 1542

    Start of Roman Inquisition

    To fight Protestantism, the Catholic Church established a Church court called the Roman Inquisition.The purpose of the Inquisition was to impose religious uniformity, especially on converted Jews and Muslims, and eventually on Protestants.
  • 1545

    Council of Trent

    1545-1563, at the Council of Trent, Catholic bishops and cardinals agreed on several doctrines stating rules about the church beliefs.
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    The Peace of Augsburg was an agreement that the religion of each German state would be decided by its ruler.
  • Reign of Elizabeth I
    1558

    Reign of Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth was determined to return the kingdom to protestantism. In 1559, Parliament followed Elizabeth's wishes and created the Anglican Church, with Elizabeth as its head.
  • 1560

    Scotland Becomes Calvinist

    Protestant nobles led by Knox made Calvinism Scotland’s official religion
  • Aug 24, 1572

    St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

    At dawn, Catholic mobs began hunting for Protestants and murdering them. The massacres spread to other cities and lasted six months.
  • Edict of Nantes

    King Henry’s Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to Protestants.

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