Ageofdiscovery

Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery 2014

By carterbreanna
  • paper was invented by the Chinese
    220

    paper was invented by the Chinese

    During the Han Dynasty, paper was invented in ancient China and slowly made its way into the west by using the Silk Road.
  • Muhammad began the Islamic religion
    570

    Muhammad began the Islamic religion

  • 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

    Hus was burned at the stake in 1415 and was grieved by the disfavor of his country because of the heresy
  • Gutenburg invented the printing press
    Oct 16, 1450

    Gutenburg invented the printing press

    The printing press helped to increase literacy rates
  • Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
    Oct 12, 1492

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

    Columbus was determined to prove that by sailing 3,000 miles west, he would reach Asia.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Oct 10, 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci

  • Michelangelo sculpted the PIeta
    Oct 10, 1499

    Michelangelo sculpted the PIeta

  • Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church
    Apr 21, 1509

    Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church

  • Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door

  • Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe
    Sep 20, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe

  • Hernando Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
    May 16, 1520

    Hernando Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire

  • King Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
    Oct 10, 1534

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

  • Jacques Cartier explored the St Lawrence River to Montreal for France
    Oct 17, 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St Lawrence River to Montreal for France

  • The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation
    Oct 17, 1534

    The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation

  • John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
    Oct 16, 1536

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

  • Leaders of the Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent
    Dec 13, 1545

    Leaders of the Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent

  • Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish armada

    Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish armada

  • Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes

    granted the Calvinist Protestants of France more equal rights in the nation still considered primarily Catholic.
  • Henry IV of Fance issued the Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV of Fance issued the Edict of Nantes

  • Ferdinand got France involved in the Thirty Years' War

    Ferdinand got France involved in the Thirty Years' War

  • slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade.

    slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade.