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Semester Timeline Danielle Hottinger

  • Period: 1394 to 1460

    Prince Henry of Portugal sponsored exploration

  • Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press
    1440

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press

    Johannes inventing the printing press was one of the key figures to spreading the Renaissance.
  • 1492

    European Exploration

  • Period: 1492 to 1501

    Christopher Columbus completed 4 voyages across the Atlantic Ocean

  • Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer
    1497

    Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer

    He discovered sea route to India.
  • Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper
    1498

    Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the last supper Jesus had with his disciples.
  • Period: 1498 to 1499

    Michelangelo sculpts the Pieta statue

    Michelangelo creates the statue Pieta for the French cardinal Jean de Bilhéres.
  • Leonardo da Vinci Paints Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci Paints Mona Lisa

    Italian painter paints a picture of a women.
  • Period: 1508 to 1512

    Michelangelo sculpts the statue of David

    Michelangelo creates the sculpture of David that represents a biblical hero.
  • Period: 1508 to 1512

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel ceiling

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel ceiling at the command of Pope Julius II.
  • Desiderius Erasmus writes the essay The Praise of Folly was first printed
    1511

    Desiderius Erasmus writes the essay The Praise of Folly was first printed

    Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly which is one of the most important books of the Renaissance.
  • Martin Luther writes the 95 thesis
    Aug 31, 1517

    Martin Luther writes the 95 thesis

    The 95 Thesis were a list pf questions and propositions for debate.
  • Ferdinand Magellan was the 1st man to circumnavigate around the world.
    1519

    Ferdinand Magellan was the 1st man to circumnavigate around the world.

  • Hernan Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador
    1519

    Hernan Cortez was a Spanish Conquistador

    He Invade mexico and conquered aztec people and took their belongings.
  • 1521

    Martin Luther translates The Bible

    Martin Luther translates The Bible from Latin to German.
  • St. Ignatius de Loyola formed the society of Jesuits
    1534

    St. Ignatius de Loyola formed the society of Jesuits

    Jesuits is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church which originated in 16th century Spain.
  • Jacques Cartierwas a Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France.
    1534

    Jacques Cartierwas a Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France.

    He was the 1st European to describe and map the gulf of saint lawrence
  • 1534

    Henry VII formed Anglican church

  • John Calvin makes a new religion
    1536

    John Calvin makes a new religion

    John Calvin creates Calvinism.
  • Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador
    1540

    Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador

    He led men on an expedition to the Inca empire. (Peru)
  • Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance- and Reformation-era mathematician and astronomer
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance- and Reformation-era mathematician and astronomer

    He created the heliocentric theory.
  • Period: 1550 to

    Scientific Revolution

  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I was Queen of England

    She's the one who sent out explorers to the new world.
  • Francis Drake was the first captain to circumnavigate the world
    1577

    Francis Drake was the first captain to circumnavigate the world

  • William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

    William Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet

    William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. A tragedy about two lovers who's death ends their family's feud.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    It was started by King Henry IV.
  • William Shakespeare writes Hamlet

    William Shakespeare writes Hamlet

    Shakespeare write Hamlet. A tragedy about a young prince named Hamlet.
  • Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer

    Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish writer

    He wrote the novel Don Quixote.
  • Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.

    Johannes Kepler was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer.

    He discovered the laws of planetary motion.
  • Galileo Galilei was an Italian polymath

    Galileo Galilei was an Italian polymath

    He invented the first telescope
  • William Harvey was an English physician

    William Harvey was an English physician

    Studied blood circulation and the heart.
  • Period: to

    30 Years War

    Ended by the peace of Augsburg
  • William Shakespeare writes Macbeth

    William Shakespeare writes Macbeth

    Shakespeare writes Macbeth. A tragedy written about political ambition.
  • Charles I led troops to arrest Parliament

  • Period: to

    English Civil War

  • Period: to

    France was ruled by King Louis XIV

  • Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader

    Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader

    Defeated King Charles I.
  • Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher

    Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher

    He wrote the leviathan.
  • Charles II restored monarchy

    Charles II restored monarchy

  • Period: to

    Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, author and physicist

    He invented the laws of gravity in motion
  • Louis XIV built versailles

    Louis XIV built versailles

  • Period: to

    Russia was ruled by Peter The Great

  • William and Mary replaced king James II.

  • John Locke was an English philosopher and physician

    John Locke was an English philosopher and physician

    He wrote the two treatises of government.
  • Period: to

    Prussia ruled by Frederick

  • Baron de Montesquieu was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher

    Baron de Montesquieu was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher

    He wrote the spirit of laws.
  • Voltaire

    Voltaire

    He wrote Candide.
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher, writer, and composer

    Jean Jacques Rousseau was a philosopher, writer, and composer

    He wrote the social contract.
  • Storming of Bastille

  • Robespierre starts the Reign of Terror