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Paper was invented by the Chinese
It helped keep records -
Jul 6, 1415
John Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic.
Begining of Reformation -
May 1, 1436
Gutenberg invented the printing press
Literacy rates increased -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Aisa
Discoverd the Americas -
Jan 1, 1495
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
Influenced the Italian Renaissance -
Jan 1, 1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
Played a huge role in the Italian Renaissance -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
It began the Protestant reformation -
Feb 1, 1519
Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
Spanish colonized the Americas and got land -
Sep 6, 1522
Ferdinand Magellans' crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Itproved the world is round -
Sep 12, 1534
Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
Quebec was founded -
Sep 17, 1534
Elizabeth II became the head of the Anglican Church
Combined religions for the people -
Jan 1, 1536
Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife.
Turned the country into Protestant -
Jan 1, 1540
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
God knows where you are going in life. -
Sep 27, 1540
The Jesuits were created during the Counter Reformation
Converted people into Catholics -
Jan 1, 1545
Followers of Pope Paul III mat at the Council of Trent
Roman Inquisition to punish heresies -
Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
England gained lots of land (Plymouth) -
Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War.
Made France very powerful -
Louis XIV of France issued the Edict of Nantes
Allowed Hugenots to practice religion freely -
Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade.
Small pox was brought over
