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Jul 6, 1415
Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic
A Bohemian religious leader who was arrested, tried as a heretic andburned at the stake. -
Oct 15, 1450
Gutenburg invented the printing press
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Oct 15, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
An Itlalian who belived he could sail west to reach Asia -
Oct 15, 1495
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper
An Itlaian visual art painter -
Oct 15, 1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
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Oct 31, 1515
Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door
He belived you can reach salvation by fraith only and all humans are equal before God. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
He was the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean and circumnavigate the globe. -
Oct 15, 1530
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
believed faith revealed by living a righteous life. Expansion of the protesant movement -
May 19, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
Explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal -
King Henry VIII broke fromt the church in Rome and divorced his wife
Dismissed the authority of the Pope in Rome. Appropriated lands and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church -
Drake Francis defeated the Spanish Armada
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Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church
Tolerance for dissenters. Obtained victory over the Spanish Armada. -
Henry IV issused the Edict of Nantes
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Catholic reformation were created during the Italin Reaissance
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Muhammad began the Islamic religion
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Slaves was shipped across the middle passage of Triangular Trade
Slaves were shipped arcoss the Triangular Trade as well as corn, sugar, and rum. -
the Jesuits met at the Council of Trent
reaffirmed most Church doctrine and practices
