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Oct 15, 610
Prophet Muhammad began the Islamic religion
Muhammad was born around 570 in the city of Mecca, located on the Arabian Peninsula -
Oct 15, 1415
John jus burned at the stake
After he did his followers reballed from the Roman Catholic -
Oct 9, 1450
Gutenberg created the printing press
Increase in Liturature rates -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsered by Queen Isabella to sail westward to asia
His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) -
Oct 9, 1495
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper
Da Vinci started painting the Last Supper in 1495 but didn't finsh the painting until 1498 -
Oct 15, 1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
The Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ -
Oct 15, 1499
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
Martin Luther believed in salvation by faith alone, the bible is the ultimate authority and all humans are equal before god -
Aug 13, 1520
Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
Won Mexico for Spain -
Oct 15, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan crew was the firs to circumnavigate the globe
Unfortuntely Ferdinand did not live to make it around he did not complete his voyage -
Oct 15, 1534
Henry Vlll broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife
having broken the back of the Church in England and Wales, Henry VIII turned on the Pope and Papal power. -
Oct 15, 1534
The Jesuits were created during the reformation
They played a important role -
Dec 31, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawerence RIver to Montreal for France
This led to France laying claim to Canada -
Oct 15, 1545
Followers of 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
This granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (Huguenots) rights in a nation -
Math was invented by Muslims
This developments helped and continues to used today
