Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery

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  • Paper was invented by the Chinese
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    Paper was invented by the Chinese

    gutenburg started the printing press
  • Mohammad began the Islamic religion
    Jun 8, 632

    Mohammad began the Islamic religion

    was accepted by Muslims throughout the world as the last of the pophets of god
  • Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a heretic
    Jul 6, 1415

    Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a heretic

    he held other opinions about Catholic church, was a dissenter
  • Gutenburg invented the printing presss
    Jan 1, 1440

    Gutenburg invented the printing presss

    growth of literacy was stimulatd
  • Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach the Americas
    Apr 17, 1492

    Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach the Americas

    was the first person to reach the Americas
  • Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
    Jan 1, 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper

    symbolizes Christ's final meal with his apostles before he got arrested
  • Michelangelo scuplted the Pieta
    Jan 1, 1500

    Michelangelo scuplted the Pieta

    resembles Mary grieving over the dead body of Christ
  • Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
    Jan 1, 1501

    Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade

    slavery was based on race
  • King Henry Vlll broke from the Church of Rome and divorced his wife
    Jun 11, 1509

    King Henry Vlll broke from the Church of Rome and divorced his wife

    he had 5 more wives after he divorced his first
  • Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Catholic Church door
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the Catholic Church door

    the birth of the protestant church
  • Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
    Sep 20, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

    he was the first person to sail around the globe
  • King Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church
    Apr 21, 1521

    King Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church

    was the date of his reign in England
  • Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztecs
    Aug 13, 1521

    Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztecs

    the spanish gained contol of northern Mexico by 1550
  • Jacques Cartier explored the St Lawrence River to Montreal for France
    Jun 9, 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St Lawrence River to Montreal for France

    his exploration led France to claim Canada
  • The Jesuits were created during the counter reformation
    Aug 15, 1534

    The Jesuits were created during the counter reformation

    was founded to spread catholic doctrine around the world
  • John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
    Jan 1, 1537

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

    he expanded the Protestant Movement
  • Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

    Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

    was the first Englishmen to circumnavigate the globe
  • Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    the Edict of Nantes gave Huguenots the right to worship as protestants and their civil right privileges
  • Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years of War

    Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years of War

    supported the protestants because he felt the greater enemy of France was Spain