Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery

  • Jesus started the Christian religion
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    Jesus started the Christian religion

    This was important because it was the start of Christianity, which would lead to many other religions in due time.
  • Paper was invented by the Chinese
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    Paper was invented by the Chinese

    This was important because people could now record important things in an easier manner.
  • Jon Huss was burned at the stake for being a Heretic
    Jul 6, 1415

    Jon Huss was burned at the stake for being a Heretic

    This was important because it shows that the Church would do anything to rid their believers of any other ideas other than thier own.
  • Gutenberg invented the printing press
    Jun 1, 1450

    Gutenberg invented the printing press

    This was important because it increased literacy rates
  • Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to Asia
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to Asia

    This was important because it was announced that the new world had been found, and it was in the name of Spain.
  • Leonardo DaVinci paints The Last Supper
    Jun 1, 1498

    Leonardo DaVinci paints The Last Supper

    This was important because it introduced perspective art.
  • Michelangelo sculpted the pieta
    Jun 1, 1499

    Michelangelo sculpted the pieta

    This was important because it depicts a basic idea of the idea centered around the Reninssance.
  • Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to a church door
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to a church door

    He did this to point out everything wrong with the Cathloic church.
  • Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
    Jun 1, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

    This was important because they now has a basic idea how big the world was.
  • Hernando Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
    Aug 13, 1521

    Hernando Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire

    This was important because the Spanish gained control of northern Mexico.
  • John Calvin developed the idea of predestionation
    Jun 1, 1533

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestionation

    This was important because it opened up peoples minds that maybe the church wasn't right about everything.
  • Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence river to Montreal for France
    Jan 1, 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence river to Montreal for France

    This was important because now france had gotten into the fight for land in the new world.
  • Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
    Jun 1, 1534

    Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife

    This was important because this was the start of the Anglican church.
  • The jesuits were created during the Cathloic Reformation
    Aug 1, 1534

    The jesuits were created during the Cathloic Reformation

    This was important because they spread the Cathloic doctorine around the world.
  • Followers of the Cathloic church met at the Council of Trent
    Dec 13, 1545

    Followers of the Cathloic church met at the Council of Trent

    This was important because it started the Cathloic reformation, in a way.
  • Queen Elizabeth I became head of the Anglican church
    Jun 1, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth I became head of the Anglican church

    This was important because The Anglican church remained Protestant.
  • Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada

    Queen Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada

    This was important because it brought about the decline of Spanish power in Europe.
  • Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    This was important because it brought religous safety to the hugehnots in France.
  • Tobacco was shipped along the columbian exchange of the Middle Passage

    Tobacco was shipped along the columbian exchange of the Middle Passage

    This was important because it greatly changed Europeans lifestyles.
  • Cardinal Richelieu got France involved int the Thirty Years' War

    Cardinal Richelieu got France involved int the Thirty Years' War

    This was important because this war was a fight for power and wealth, not religion.