Renaissance through Enlightenment by Judith Flores

By judithcflores
  • Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic
    Oct 31, 1415

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic

    Was one of the dissenters before Luther.
  • Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
    Nov 2, 1439

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

    This spread religion beliefs.
  • Period: Oct 31, 1440 to

    Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the triangular trade to the americas

  • The ottomans cionquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul
    Oct 31, 1453

    The ottomans cionquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul

    THey named it Istanbul to show that the city was now theirs.
  • Prince Henry founded the school navigation
    Oct 31, 1453

    Prince Henry founded the school navigation

    This made every one his country better navigators.
  • Period: Nov 2, 1497 to Nov 2, 1499

    Vasco de Gama established trade with India for the Portuguese

    Vasco da Gama opened the sea route to India in 1497-99
  • Vasco De Gama's first voyage was sponsered by Portugual to sail west to reach Asia
    Oct 31, 1498

    Vasco De Gama's first voyage was sponsered by Portugual to sail west to reach Asia

    Sponsored by King Henry
  • Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper
    Nov 2, 1498

    Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper

    Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting.
  • Erasumus wrote the praise of Folly
    Oct 31, 1511

    Erasumus wrote the praise of Folly

  • Luther wrote the 95 thesis
    Nov 2, 1517

    Luther wrote the 95 thesis

    He did not believe in the selling of indulgences.
  • Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world
    Oct 31, 1519

    Magellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world

  • Cortez the conquistador and his forces conquered the Aztec Empire
    Nov 2, 1519

    Cortez the conquistador and his forces conquered the Aztec Empire

    They added a new economy system.
  • Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawerence River and Montreal leading the French claim to Canada
    Nov 2, 1524

    Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawerence River and Montreal leading the French claim to Canada

  • King Henry broke from the Catholic Church in Rome and divorced his wife
    Nov 2, 1529

    King Henry broke from the Catholic Church in Rome and divorced his wife

    Did this because his wife would not birth a son
  • Pizzaro conquered the Incas
    Oct 31, 1532

    Pizzaro conquered the Incas

    Conquered south america for the spanish
  • Calvin beliefs established the idea of predestantion
    Nov 2, 1536

    Calvin beliefs established the idea of predestantion

    These beliefs start calvinism in later years
  • Copernicus created the heliocentric theory
    Oct 31, 1543

    Copernicus created the heliocentric theory

    Dissenter before him was put in jail for the same theory
  • Followers of Martin Luther met at the Roman Catholic Church
    Oct 31, 1545

    Followers of Martin Luther met at the Roman Catholic Church

    Thus lutherisim begins
  • Queen Elizabeth became the head of the anglican church
    Oct 31, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth became the head of the anglican church

    Does not have any childern or husband to reign her throne
  • Sir Francis Drake defeated the spanish armada

    Sir Francis Drake defeated the spanish armada

    HE is an englishmen and he navigates around the world
  • William Harvey studies the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system

    William Harvey studies the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system

    The beginning of advanced medicial programs
  • Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion

    Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion

    Proves previous scientists theories wrong
  • Galileo used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory

    Galileo used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory

    Huge techonology for astorology.
  • The thirty years war was fought in france

    The thirty years war was fought in france

    King Louis XIV takes over
  • Oliver Cromwelll wins the English civil war and exrcutes Charles I

    Oliver Cromwelll wins the English civil war and exrcutes Charles I

    First person to ever excecute a king off his throne
  • King Louis XIV builds the Palace of Versailles

    King Louis XIV builds the Palace of Versailles

    Spend many years doing this, and taxes to get money.
  • King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes

    King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes

  • william and mary rule england after the glorious revolution

    william and mary rule england after the glorious revolution

    Th less bloody revolution of them all
  • John Locke wrote the two treatises of government

    John Locke wrote the two treatises of government

  • Peter the great westernized Russia

    Peter the great westernized Russia

    When he came back from his four month trip in disguise.
  • Montesquieu wrote the spirit of the laws

    Montesquieu wrote the spirit of the laws

    Came from France.
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract

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