Renaissance through the Enlightenment

By lindsey0220
  • John Huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church
    Jul 6, 1415

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

    Wycliffe was burnt at the stake because he was a dissenter and he went against what the church thought.
  • Prince Henry founded the school of navigation.
    Oct 31, 1418

    Prince Henry founded the school of navigation.

    He was a portugese prince who sarted the school of navigation in 1418 along with an astronomical observatory.
  • Gutenburg invinted the printing press.
    Oct 29, 1450

    Gutenburg invinted the printing press.

    The printing press was so important because without everything had to be done by hand. This made it possible to spread the word around town.
  • Christopher Columbus first voyage was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia.
    Oct 31, 1492

    Christopher Columbus first voyage was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia.

    HE was the first Spaniard to sail to the New world and made a settlement near the Carribean.
  • Vasco da Gama established trade with india for the Portuguese.
    Nov 2, 1497

    Vasco da Gama established trade with india for the Portuguese.

    They traded spices with India.
  • Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper.
    Oct 27, 1498

    Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper.

    Da Vinci started painting the last supper in 1495 and finished in 1498
  • Desiderius Erasmus wrote the Praise of Folly
    Oct 27, 1509

    Desiderius Erasmus wrote the Praise of Folly

    the book is about how Erasmus wrote a letter to his riend Sir Thomas More. It was first printed in 1511.
  • Martin Luther
    Oct 27, 1517

    Martin Luther

    The 95 these sparked the start of the protastant reformation.
  • Hernan Cortes and his foreces conquered the Aztec Empire.
    Oct 31, 1519

    Hernan Cortes and his foreces conquered the Aztec Empire.

    This was the most significant event in the Spanish Colinization of the Americas.
  • Ferdinand Magellen becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world.
    Oct 29, 1521

    Ferdinand Magellen becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world.

    He was the first person the sail completly around the world, and he was Porugese.
  • Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas.
    Oct 29, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas.

    A bloody civil war took place for four years before Pizarro's victory.
  • Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in Rome and divorced his wife.
    Oct 27, 1534

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

    He broke with the Church in order to marry someone else so they could produce a son in order for the son to rule after his death.
  • Jaceques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence river and Montreal leading to the French Claim
    Oct 31, 1534

    Jaceques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence river and Montreal leading to the French Claim

    He claimed Canada for france and he was the first European to travel inland into the americas.
  • Henry v11 became head of the Anglican Church
    Nov 2, 1534

    Henry v11 became head of the Anglican Church

    He became head of the church in order for him to be able to divorce.
  • Nicolaus Copernicus created the heliocentric theory.
    Oct 27, 1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus created the heliocentric theory.

    It is the astromical model in which the Earth and other plantets revolved around the sun>
  • The Ottomans conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul.
    Oct 31, 1543

    The Ottomans conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul.

    in 1543 Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans and renamed Istanbul.
  • Copericus used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory
    Nov 2, 1543

    Copericus used his telescope to prove the heliocentric theory

    It is the theory in which the Earth and the plantes revolve around the sun.
  • The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation
    Nov 2, 1543

    The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation

    The founder of the Jesuits, Ignatius Loyola.
  • Calvin beliefs established the idea of predestination.
    Nov 2, 1545

    Calvin beliefs established the idea of predestination.

    It was belived that you vould buy your way into heaven< by buying a piece of paper.
  • Catholics ment at the council Trent.
    Oct 31, 1563

    Catholics ment at the council Trent.

    Nobody else showed up to the Council so they just reaffirmed their own beliefs.
  • Queen Elizabeth 1 defeated the spanish armada.

    Queen Elizabeth 1 defeated the spanish armada.

    The defeat of the Spanish Armada was thought to be one of the greates victories of England.
  • Johannes Kepler discovers planetary motion.

    Johannes Kepler discovers planetary motion.

    It was 3 scientific laws describing the motions of the planets around the sun.
  • William Harvey studied the animals and anatomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system.

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

    e proved that the heart was a pump which forced the blood around the body through arteries and that the blood was returned to the heart through the veins.

  • THe thirty years war was faught in germany.

    The war was faught against the Catholic Church and Protestants.
  • Cromwell Wins the English Civil war and executes Charles 1

    Cromwell Wins the English Civil war and executes Charles 1

    Parliment and the king fought, which led to the kings execution and Cromwell being a Puritan Dictator.
  • Louie XIV builds the Palace of Versiles

    Louie XIV builds the Palace of Versiles

    He made nobles move into the Palace with him in order to take their land that they had.
  • Louis XIV revoked the edict of nantes.

    Louis XIV revoked the edict of nantes.

    It had granted the Huguenots the right to practive their religion without persicution
  • William and Mary rule England after the glorious Revolution.

    William and Mary rule England after the glorious Revolution.

    William and Mary were elected to rule after Cromwell was denoted from being their dictator.
  • Johne Locke wrote the two treaties on governement.

    Johne Locke wrote the two treaties on governement.

    the two treaties were about the concept of the right of revolution.
  • Peter the Great Westernized Russia

    Peter the Great Westernized Russia

    Peter the Great went into englad disguised, in order to see all the advanced technology they had. IN order to take it back to russia.

  • Montesquieu wrote the Spirit of the Laws

    In the Spirit of the Laws, it talks about law, social life, and the study of anthropology and providing more than 3,000 commendations.
  • Montesquiev writes the SPirit of the Laws.

    Montesquiev writes the SPirit of the Laws.

    He wrote the Spitit of the Laws about political theory.
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract.

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract.

    Originating during the Age of Enlightenment, that addresses the questions of the origin of society and the loyalty of the state over the individual