Renaissance,Reformation,Age Of Discovery

By anaijaw_
  • Prophet Muhammad began the Islamic religion
    Oct 15, 610

    Prophet Muhammad began the Islamic religion

    Muhammad was born around 570 in the city of Mecca, located on the Arabian Peninsula
  • John jus burned at the stake
    Oct 15, 1415

    John jus burned at the stake

    After he did his followers reballed from the Roman Catholic
  • Gutenberg created the printing press
    Oct 9, 1450

    Gutenberg created the printing press

    Increase in Liturature rates
  • Christopher Columbus was sponsered by Queen Isabella to sail westward to asia
    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)
  • Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Last Supper
    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
  • Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
    Oct 15, 1498

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta

    The Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ
  • Oct 15, 1499

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

  • Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door
    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
  • Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
    Aug 13, 1520

    Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire

    Won Mexico for Spain
  • Ferdinand Magellan crew was the firs to circumnavigate the globe
    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
  • Henry Vlll broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife
    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.
  • The Jesuits were created during the reformation
    Oct 15, 1534

    The Jesuits were created during the reformation

    They played a important role
  • Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawerence RIver to Montreal for France
    Dec 31, 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawerence RIver to Montreal for France

    This led to France laying claim to Canada
  • Followers of met at the Council of Trent
    Oct 15, 1545

    Followers of met at the Council of Trent

  • Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

    Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

    Attacked Spanish shipping off to West Indies
  • Henry IV of France issued the Edict Of Nantes

    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

    Math was invented by Muslims

    This developments helped and continues to used today