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Oct 15, 622
Mohommad began the Islamic religion.
Islam was found in 622 CE. -
Oct 15, 700
Textiles and numeral systems were invented by Muslims.
The numeral system's dating from about 700 BC -
Jul 6, 1415
Jan HUs was burned at the Steak for being a heretic.
Jan Hus was called before the council to defend his views, and soon after, he was burned at the stake. -
Oct 15, 1450
Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangulae Trade.
The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of people from Africa were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. -
Oct 15, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press.
The invention of the printing press helped literacy rates increase. -
Oct 12, 1492
CHristopher Columbus was sponsered by Queen Isabelle to sail westward to reach Asia.
Christopher Columbus' proposal to reach the East Indies by sailing westward. -
Oct 10, 1495
Leonardo Davinci painted the last supper.
The Last Supper is the most reproduced religious painting of all time. -
Oct 15, 1498
Michaelangalo sculpted the Pieta.
The Pieta was housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. -
Apr 21, 1509
King Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican church.
Besides his King Henry's six marriages, Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the pope and the Roman Catholic Church. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed the 95 thesis to a church door.
The 95 thesis challenged the authority of the pope and the usefulness of indulgences. -
May 15, 1520
Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec empire.
Hernan Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire. -
Sep 19, 1520
Fernando Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Ferdinand Magellan became the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. -
Oct 10, 1534
King Henry viii broke from the church in rome and divorced his wife.
King Henry viii divorced his wife because she wasn't giving him any boys when they had babies. -
Oct 15, 1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France.
In 1534, Cartier was commissioned by King Francis I of France to explore the northern American lands in search of riches and the rumored Northwest Passage to Asia. -
Oct 15, 1534
The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation.
The Jesuits were highly educated and trained and competely loyal to the pope. -
Oct 15, 1540
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God. -
Oct 15, 1545
Followers of Martin Luther met at the Council of Trent.
The Council of Trent refuted many beliefs of Martin Luther and the Lutherans. -
Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada.
Sir Francis Drake attacked Spanish shipping off of the West Indies. -
Hanrey iv issued the edict of nantes.
The Edict of Nantes granted the Huguenots substantial rights in a nation still considered essentially Catholic. -
Ferdinand got France involved in the 30 years war.
The Thirty Years' War was a series of wars in Central Europe between 1618–1648.
