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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
Began in Italy and it was a artistic and philosophical movement. It renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman literature and life. -
1415
Prince Henry of Portugal
In 1415 he brought back gold from Africa and in 1455 he sailed to the tip of Africa, Cape Verde, where they realized that Africa didn’t go on forever. -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg
Invented the printing press which made the mass production of media possible -
Period: 1450 to
European Exploration
They explored the three G’s (God, Glory, and Gold) Europe competed to make money and get glory. Money= power. Colony = settlement ruled by a parent country. The Columbian exchange was a exchange between the new world and old world of Europe. October 12, 1492 Columbus and his crew ashore. In 1500 the Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares reached Brazil. Magellan's crew returned in 1522 were the first to circumnavigate the world. In the 1520s Cortez’s conquerd the Aztecs. -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus attempted to sail to the indies but actually ends up in Cuba in 1492 -
1493
Christopher Columbus
Christopher voyages to and explores Hispaniola in 1493 and searched for gold. -
1495
Leonardo Da Vinci
He painted the Last Supper. -
1497
Vasco da Gama
In 1497 he discovered new sailing routes that are still used today while trying to land in india in 1498 he landed in India where he got a lot of spices and in 1499 a lot of arabs were mad that a lot of muslim sailors died so they killed all of the members of the trading post in 1502 he led a lot of ships to attack the Arab muslim ships and made the leader of calicut make peace -
1503
Leonardo Da Vinci
He painted the Mona Lisa. -
1504
Michelangelo
He finished the Statue of David. -
1504
Hernan Cortes
He traveled to the west indies in 1504 and he landed in Mexico in 1518 he also gained power over mexico in 1521 and discovered the peninsula of California in 1533. -
1511
Desiderius Erasmus
Wrote the Praise of Folly which was a book that represents the new philosophy of the Enlightenment. -
1512
Michelangelo
He painted the Sistine Chapel. -
1517
Martin Luther
He wrote the 95 Theses which made a major impact on the Reformation. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
Movement that reformed the Catholic Church and lead to the establishment of new churches. Events the took place: Council of Trent meets 3 times through 1545- 1563, Society of Jesus founded by St. Ignatius of religious men in 1534, Recognized by Pope Paul III in 1540, French Huguenots were targeted in civil war; 1562, King Henry IV gave Huguenots religious freedom in 1598, At age 8 Louis XIII becomes king in 1610. -
1519
Francisco Pizarro
In 1519 he led the battle of Cintila against the Mexicans and won in that same year, he was welcomed into the capital of the Aztec empire were he killed their leader in 1521 the Aztec empire fell due to Francisco. -
1520
Ferdinand Magellan
He becomes the first European to sail across the Pacific ocean and he discovered the Philippines in 1521 -
1520
Jacques Cartier
In the late 1520s he traveled to Newfoundland in 1534 he was hired to find a better travel route to Asia. 1535 he went back to that land where he realized that it was not Asia but it was Canada. 1542 he went back to Canada and came back with what he thought was gold and jewels but was only quartz, crystals, and metals. -
1540
St. Ignatius de Loyola
Founded the society of Jesus (the jesuits) -
1543
The Scientific Revolution
Started in 1543 and lead to rapid advancements in technology, science, mathematics, and philosophy. -
1543
Henry VIII
He began the Anglican church. -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
He created the heliocentric theory which put the sun in the center of the solar system. -
1562
John Calvin
After creating Calvinism he had a big following at the year of 1562 -
1563
Elizabeth I
Made the Anglican church official in England -
1566
Francis Drake
He sailed to the Caribbean on a slave trading enterprise in 1566, he sailed to the new world, 1570 he sailed to the west indies, in 1572 he went back to the west indies. -
Johannes Kepler
In 1596 Kepler published Cosmographic Mystery which was the basis for his three laws of Planetary motion. The first one was discovered in 1605 then rests were made till his death. -
Shakespeare
Wrote Romeo and Juliet -
Shakespeare
We wrote Hamlet -
Galileo Galile
He invented the telescope in 1609 -
Miguel de Cervantes
He wrote the book Don Quixote was published. -
William Harvey
In 1616 he announced his discovery of blood circulation within the body. -
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The 30 years war
Fought between protestants and Catholics of many national armies. -
Charles I
In 1625 he was king of England and Scotland. His reign lead to the civil war. -
Period: to
English Civil War
In 1641 parliament passed laws to limit royal power. From 1642-1649 supporters and opponents of King Charles fought the English Civil War. In 1644 the puritans elected general Oliver Cromwell to lead them. In 1647 they held the king prisoner. In 1649 Cromwell and the puritans brought Charles to trial for treason against the parliament and sentenced him to death. -
Louis XIV
In 1643 he become king of France and 1715 Versailles was finished -
Thomas Hobbes
He wrote the Leviathan and it was about the political turmoil in Europe. -
Oliver Cromwell
In 1653 Cromwell dissolves parliament, in 1645 Cromwell’s New Model Army began defeating the Cavaliers, in 1647 he held the king prisoner, he executed the king in 1649 -
Charles II
In 1660 Charles II is restored to the throne, In 1679 he passed the law Habeas Corpus -
Peter the great
In 1682 Peter is king of Russia and 1698 westernization begins. -
Isaac Newton
In 1687 he proposes his theory of gravity. -
John Locke
He created the Two Treatises of Government which was part of his social contract theory. -
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The Glorious Revolution
The overthrow of King James II by the union of English Parliamentarians. -
William and Mary
In 1689 they are rulers of England so that James II could not come to power and The Glorious Revolution started 1688 a year before. -
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The Enlightenment
An intellectual movement that influenced people's ways of thinking. -
Frederick the great
In 1740 he became leader of Prussia and 1756 Frederick begins seven year war -
Baron de Montesquieu
He wrote the Spirit of Laws which was a political theory. -
Voltaire
He wrote the Candide which was a French satire -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
He wrote the Social Contract which stated that a people should form their society they live in. -
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The French Revolution
1789 the older order fell apart of the Three Estates. July 14, 1789, people stormed the Bastille. June 1791, Louis tried to sneak out of Paris. 1792 the radicals take over the government. 1793, Robespierre starts the Reign of Terror. Moderates regain control and write a new government and constitution in 1795. -
Louis XVI
June 1791 Louis tried to sneak out of Paris because of the angry mobs coming after him wanted to prevent him from leaving. Also in 1792 Louis was executed and the Reign of Terror began. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
In 1804 he became emperor of the French and 1815 he was defeated at Waterloo. -
Eugene Delacroix
He created the pieces: The Death of Sardanapalus (1827) and 1830 Liberty Leading the People.
