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1418
European Exploratoin
Porto Santo Island discovered -
1418
European Exploration
Prince Henry the Navigator orders colonization of Porto Santo Island -
1455
The Renaissance
Gutenburg Prints first ever book in Europe -
Oct 12, 1492
European Exploration
Christopher Columbus discovers San Salvador -
1497
European Exploration
Vasco da Gama discovers much safer trade route to India -
1503
The Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa -
1508
The Renaissance
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel -
1516
The Reformation
Desiderius Erasmus publishes the New Testament in Greek -
1517
The Reformation
Martin Luther publishes his Ninety-five theses -
Period: Aug 10, 1519 to 1522
European Exploration
Ferdinand Magellan is the first to circumnavigate the globe -
Aug 13, 1521
European Exploration
Hernan Cortez conquers the Aztec Empire -
1534
Absolute Monarchies
King Henry VIII declares himself Supreme Head of the Church of England -
Period: May 10, 1534 to 1534
European Exploration
Jacques Cartier explores Newfoundland and claims it for France -
1536
The Reformation
John Calvin writes the first edition of Institutes of the Christian Religion -
1543
Scientific Revolution
Nicolaus Copernicus publishes De revolutionobus orbium coelestium -
1558
Absolute Monarchies
Elizabeth I re-establishes the Church of England's independence from Rome -
Period: 1577 to 1580
European Exploration
Francis Drake is the second to circumnavigate the world -
The Renaissance
William Shakespeare publishes Romeo and Juliet -
The Renaissance
Miguel de Cervantes publishes first edition of Don Quixote -
The Scientific Revolution
Galileo Galilei makes first telescope -
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The Scientific Revolution
Johannes Kepler publishes Kepler's laws of planetary motion -
The Scientific Revolution
William Harvey publishes book on the anatomical study of the motion of the heart and of the blood of animals -
English Civil War
Charles I leads troops against parliament -
The Enlightenment
Thomas Hobbes publishes the Leviathan -
English Civil War
English Civil War ends -
The English Civil War
Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England -
Absolute Monarchies
Absolute Monarchies peak with Louis XIV -
The Scientific Revolution
Isaac Newton observes the color spectrum using a prism -
English Civil War
Charles II enters into treaty of Dover with cousin king Louis XIV -
Glorious Revolution
William and Mary become monarchs of England -
The Enlightenment
John Locke writes Two Treatises on Government -
Absolute Monarchs
Peter the Great travels to Europe to gain allies against the Ottomans -
The Enlightenment
Voltaire is imprisoned for writings against the government -
The Enlightenment
Montesquieu publishes Spirit of the Laws -
Absolute Monarchies
Frederick the Great marches his armies into Saxony starting Seven Years War -
The Enlightenment
Jean Jacques Rousseau publishes The Social Contract -
The French Revolution
Louis XVI signs treaty with thirteen colonies against Great Britain -
French Revolution
Storming of the Bastille -
French Revolution
Napoleon leads a Coup against government effectively gaining control -
The French Revolution
Napoleon gets defeated at Battle of Waterloo -
The Enlightenment
Eugene Delacroix paints Liberty Leading the People
