Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Discovery

By micah.spencer
  • Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic
    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.
  • Gutenburg invented the printing press
    Oct 15, 1450

    Gutenburg invented the printing press

    Created the growth of literacy rates
  • Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
    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
  • Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper
    Oct 15, 1495

    Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper

    An Itlaian visual art painter
  • Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
    Oct 15, 1498

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta

    A renassance artist
  • Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door
    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.
  • Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
    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.
  • John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
    Oct 15, 1530

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

    believed faith revealed by living a righteous life. Expansion of the protesant movement
  • Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
    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

    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

    Drake Francis defeated the Spanish Armada

  • Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church

    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

    Henry IV issused the Edict of Nantes

    He made Protestantism illegal in France
  • Catholic reformation were created during the Italin Reaissance

    Catholic reformation were created during the Italin Reaissance

  • Muhammad began the Islamic religion

    Muhammad began the Islamic religion

  • Slaves was shipped across the middle passage of Triangular Trade

    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

    the Jesuits met at the Council of Trent

    reaffirmed most Church doctrine and practices