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1410
Gutenberg Makes Printing Press
He makes the printing press that helped spread ideas faster than writing by hand and can make in high quantities. -
1415
Prince Henry of Portugal's first Exploration
His first exploration to Madeira for sources of the caravans to get gold. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus spots land
He discovered the land and named it San Salvador. -
1497
Vasco Da Gama
sailed from Lisbon to reach India -
1498
Leonardo Paints The Last Supper
He makes a religious painting. -
1503
Leonardo Makes Mona Lisa
Italian paints picture of a woman -
1504
Michelangelo Sculpts David
Italian sculpts a naked guy. -
1509
Erasmus Wrote "The Praise of Folly"
He wrote about merchants, philosophers, theologians, and monks. -
1517
Martin Luther Nails the 95 theses on Door
He nailed the 95 Thesis to the church door to show his dislike. -
1519
Hernan Cortez
He was elected captain of the third expedition to the mainland. -
Oct 21, 1520
Magellan reaches the strait of Magellan
After the events that has happened behind then they finally reaches the strait of Magellan with one less ship. -
1524
Francisco Pizzaro
His first of three voyages for the conquest of Peru. -
1534
Henry VIII Becomes The Supreme Head of Church
He makes the Anglican church and becomes head so he can give himself a divorce. -
1534
St. Ignatius de Loyola Creates Jesuits
The society of Jesus had a goal to try to convert Muslims to Christians. -
1534
Jacques Carter
He believed to have traveled to brazil and newfoundland -
Period: 1536 to 1538
John Calvin Creates Cavinism
He creates a religion that is different than Lutheranism and different than the Catholic church. -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Developed the Heliocentric model. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I Is the Queen of England
The time she ruled was nicknamed Elizabethan Time thanks to all the stuff that was happening with William Shakespeare's plays, the battle with the Spanish armadas, and Drake's voyage -
Period: 1577 to 1580
Francis Drake
he circumnavigation of the world in a single voyage -
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William Shakespeare Wrote Most of His Plays
He wrote plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet during this time. -
Miguel de Cervantes
he wrote Don Quixote -
Galileo Galilei
Built the first telescope. study the moon and planets. believed the heliocentric model. -
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Thirty Year War
The war caused Germany to split into many different countries. The war was between Catholics and Protestants. -
Johannes Kepler
Proved the heliocentric theory correct. Laws of Planetary Motion. -
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Charles I
He was unlike by most people in England. His rule led to the English civil war. His rule ended in execution. -
William Harvey
Studied blood circulation and the heart. -
Period: to
English Civil War
parliament executed Charles I and exiled Charles II with the leading by Oliver Cromwell. -
Thomas Hobbes
Wrote Leviathan. Believed all humans were wicked. Gov't was created to protect people from themselves. -
Oliver Cromwell
He was a military leader for the protestants in the English Civil War. He became a dictator after the war. -
Charles II
His rule restored monarchs back into England. -
Isaac Newton
Proposed the law of gravitation, Explained the laws of motion, Created mathematical equation to solve motion. -
Peter the Great
Credited to getting Russia out of the Medieval times. Modeled to western ideas -
John Locke
Wrote Two Treatises on Government. People had the right to life, liberty, and property. -
Glorious revolution
William and Mary took place of James II without bloodshed. This lead to the bill of rights of 1689 -
Louis XIV
The sun king made Versailles and got into many wars. -
Baron de Montesquieu
Wrote the Spirit of Laws. Said best form of government had separation of powers. -
The French Revolution
People stormed The Bastille -
Voltaire
Wrote Candide. Believed in the separation of power and state. -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Wrote Social Contract. Only legitimate gov't rules with the consent of the people. -
Frederick the Great
Most known for his ability to win wars and gain teritory -
Louis XVI
He sent troops to gather around Paris. Had thousands of women demand to see him. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military leader during the french revolution. Became emperor by a vote -
Eugene Delacroix
Painted Liberty, Leading the People
