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Renaissance/Reformation/Exploration Timeline

  • Hundred Year's War
    Jan 1, 1337

    Hundred Year's War

    Hundred Year's War was between England and France. The war was fought in France. The war was over rival claims to territories in France. The war ended in 1453 resulting in French Victory.
  • Black Plague
    Jan 1, 1347

    Black Plague

    The Black Plague is a disease caused by the bacterium Yersina. It killed 1.5 million people in Europe.
  • Dontello
    Jan 1, 1386

    Dontello

    Donatello was born on 1385, he was a famous sculpuretist during the Renaissance. He recreated the Famouse sculpture of David.
  • Joan of Arc
    Jan 1, 1412

    Joan of Arc

    Joan grew up a peasent girl, later becoming a French femal knight who let the French in many important victories in the Hundred Year's War. He claimed divine guidence. He was capture by the English and burn in the stake at age 19 in 1431.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leornando da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He was a famous artist during the renaissance. Well known for the painting of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
  • Michelangelo
    Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475. His 5 most known art works are: Sistine Chapel celing, David, Pieta, The creation of Adam, and The Last Judgement.
  • Raphael
    Jan 1, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphel was born on 1483 the month is unknown. Very well known for the painting The school of Atheans.
  • Bartholomew Diaz
    Jan 1, 1488

    Bartholomew Diaz

    Bartholomew Diaz "discovered" the southern tip of Africa also know as the "Cape of Good Hope." This discovery proved ships could reach Asia by sailing around Africa.
  • Christopher Columbus
    Sep 6, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Columbus sailed from Spain in September 6, 1492. Columbus planned to reach India by heading west across the Atlantic, but landed on the Bahamas thinking it was India. He explored islands in the area before he returned to Spain as a hero. He discovered the Americas while he was trying to make a india.
  • Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    The Line of Demarcation was a line drawn by the Pope down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Spain had control of lands west of the line; Portugal had control of lands east of it. The line was created to keep the peace between Spain and Portugal, to make sure the peace is kept they created the Treaty of Tordesillas.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama was the first to find a water route to Asia and the first to round the tip of Africa to India.
  • Beggining of The Protestan Reformation
    Oct 31, 1517

    Beggining of The Protestan Reformation

    The Protestan Reformation began when Martin Luther issued a docuement called the 95 Theses and nailed to a church door in Wittenburg, Germany.
  • Voyage of Magellan
    Jan 1, 1519

    Voyage of Magellan

    Ferdinad Magellan headed west from Spain, he reached a narrow passageway at the southern tip of South America. Four months later he reached the Philippines where he fought with a filipino tribe. Ferdinand was killed in battle, l3 years later his crew returned to Spain. His crew was the first to circle the globe.
  • Hernan Cortes
    Jan 1, 1521

    Hernan Cortes

    Herman Cortes conquered the Aztects in 1521. He conquered it because of gold, glory, and god.
  • German Bible
    Jan 1, 1522

    German Bible

    Martin Luther rewrote the Bible in German so people could understand it.
  • English Bible
    Jan 1, 1526

    English Bible

    Willian Tyndale translated the German Bible into english.
  • The Marburg Colloquy
    Oct 1, 1529

    The Marburg Colloquy

    The Marburg Colloquy was a meeting to discuss and find a solution to the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.
  • The Church of England
    Jan 1, 1530

    The Church of England

    King Henry VIII denied authory of the Pope by creating his own church, "The Chuch of England." King Henry VIII created his own chuch so he can marry Catherine of Aregon.
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Jan 1, 1533

    Francisco Pizarro

    Fransisco Pizarro conquered the Inca in 1533. Also because of gold, glory, and god.
  • Thomas More
    Jan 15, 1535

    Thomas More

    Those More was executed by Henry the 8th because he refused to support the English Reformation.
  • Mary I
    Jul 1, 1553

    Mary I

    Mary i was daughter of King Henry VIII, she became Queen after her father's death. Mary tried to restore Catolism, burned hundreds of Protestants at the stake. Nick named "Bloody Mary."
  • The Peace of Augsburg
    Sep 25, 1555

    The Peace of Augsburg

    The Peace of Augsburg a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princes, on September 25, 1555, at the imperial city of Augsburg
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth i, sister of Mary i, became Queen after her sister death. Elizabeth blended the Church of England and Catholicism, religion called Anglicanism. Puritants left to North America to have religious freedom, at least some of it.
  • Brazil's Age of Gold

    Brazil's Age of Gold

    Gold wasd discovered in Brazil in 1695, whitch began a massive gold rush. Brazil exported 3 tons of gold a year from 1735 to 1760.
  • Brazil

    Brazil became Portugal's most important colony by 1700s. Brazil had sugar plantations that used Indian, and African slaves. Jesuits converted most natives to Christians by force.