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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. -
570
Muhammad began the Islamic religion
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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 -
Oct 16, 1450
Gutenburg invented the printing press
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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. -
Oct 10, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci
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Oct 10, 1499
Michelangelo sculpted the PIeta
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Apr 21, 1509
Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
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Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigated the globe
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May 16, 1520
Hernando Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
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Oct 10, 1534
King Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
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Oct 17, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St Lawrence River to Montreal for France
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Oct 17, 1534
The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation
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Oct 16, 1536
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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Dec 13, 1545
Leaders of the Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent
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Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish armada
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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
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Ferdinand got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
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slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade.
