Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery

  • Jan 1, 610

    muhammad began the Islamic religion.

    muhammad began the Islamic religion.
    allah means god in islamic
  • Jan 1, 700

    numeral system was invented by the Muslims.

    numeral system was invented by the Muslims.
    help them with math
  • Jul 6, 1415

    jan hus was burned at the stake for being a heretic.

    jan hus was burned at the stake for being a heretic.
    a bohemian religious leader who advocated ideas similar to john wicliffe
  • Jan 1, 1450

    gutenberg invented the printing press.

    gutenberg invented the printing press.
    growth of literacy
  • Jan 1, 1489

    michelango sculpted the Pieta.

    michelango sculpted the Pieta.
    he sculpted this painting in st.peter's basilica in Vatican city, Rome
  • Oct 12, 1492

    christopher columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.

    christopher columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.
    he thought he was in the indies and so he called the people there indians
  • Jan 1, 1495

    leonardo di vinci painted the last supper

    leonardo di vinci painted the last supper
    sugnifecent piece of art in the renassance
  • Apr 21, 1509

    elizabeth the 1st became the head of the Anglican Church.

    elizabeth the 1st became the head of the Anglican Church.
    25 when became queen
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door

    Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door
    this was the start of the reformation
  • May 1, 1520

    Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire.

    Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire.
  • Sep 19, 1520

    Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

    Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
  • Jan 1, 1534

    jacques cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France.

    jacques cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    The Jesuits were created during the Catholic reformation

    The Jesuits were created during the Catholic reformation
  • Jan 1, 1536

    King Henry the 8th broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife.

    King Henry the 8th broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife.
    this was the start of him restricting the religious to only the church of england
  • Mar 1, 1540

    John calvin developed the idea of predestination.

    John calvin developed the idea of predestination.
    the calvinist tradition
  • Dec 13, 1545

    leaders of the catholic church met at the Council of Trent.

    leaders of the catholic church met at the Council of Trent.
    reaction to the Protestant Reformation.
  • elizabeth the first defeated the Spanish Armada.

    elizabeth the first defeated the Spanish Armada.
    elizabeth is king henrey the 8th's daughter
  • King henry the 4th issued the Edict of Nantes.

    King henry the 4th issued the Edict of Nantes.
    son of king henry the 8th
  • slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade.

    slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade.
  • Cardinal richlicu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War.

    Cardinal richlicu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War.
    it was called thirty years war because it took 30 year for it to end