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1436
Rio de Oro
Prince Henry reached Rio De Oro on the West African Coast. It was one of his first explorations, and he discovered many new things. -
Period: 1436 to 1534
Exploration
Overseas exploration led to many new discoveries, riches, and many accomplishments for explorers. -
1440
Gutenberg Invented the Printing Press
the invention of the printing press helped the spread of ideas and rebirth of Greek and Roman literature. -
Period: 1440 to
Renaissance
The cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe, based on the rediscovery of the literature of Greece and Rome. -
1492
Christopher Columbus Sailed Across the Ocean
Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World and discovered the present day Bahamas. He never reached America but had disputes with other humans. -
1498
Last Supper was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci
the famous Last Supper painting was created by Leonardo Da Vinci which opened up the minds of Europe. -
1498
Vasco Da Gama
Gama discovered a water route to India from Portugal using Dias discovery of sailing around the Cape Of Good Hope. -
1501
Michelangelo sculpts the Statue of David
When Michelangelo, one of the first open-minded people of Italian art, created The Statue of David he changed western art throughout many minds of different cultures and people in general. -
1503
The Mona Lisa
One of the most famous artistic pieces in history was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. This piece still sits in The Louvre, in France and is handled with great care. -
1509
Erasmus wrote The Praise of Folly
The Praise of Folly contains many criticizing details about the church influencing the humanistic movement, -
1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther Nailed 95 Theses to the front of his church's door. Luther believed that faith saved people and not good works. -
Period: 1517 to 1559
The Reformation
A time period of the 16th Century where the Roman Catholic Church was being abused and ended in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant churches. -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
He set out from Spain and decided to name the Pacific Ocean. He was also the first explorer to circumnavigate the globe. -
1521
Luther Excommunicated from the Church
The Pope kicks Luther out of the church and Luther goes into hiding and copies the New Testament into German. -
1521
Hernando Cortez
Cortez invaded Mexico and conquered the Aztec people. Mexico city is now the capital, and was of the Aztects. -
1532
Francisco Pizarro
Pizarro led a small army to the Incas in Peru, and defeated them along his travels. -
1534
King Henry VIII made the Church of England
In 1534, King Henry separated from the Catholic Church when the Pope would not divorce him with his wife Catherine of Aragon. The new church consisted of the King being the head of the church, no pope involved, and was named the Anglican Church. -
1534
Jacques Cartier
In 1534, he was sent by the King of France, to North America to explore. There he discovered the St. Lawrence River and explored it. He also made several voyages to Canada looking for the North-West passage. -
1536
John Calvin
In Switzerland, Calvin helped start a theocracy by believing in predestination, and that people should have a work ethic that honors God. -
1540
Founding the Jesuits
Saint Ignatius de Loyola founded the Jesuits, which was a society whose main mission was to help other people find God. -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
In 1543 Copernicus developed the Heliocentric Theory which stated that the sun was the center of the universe. -
Period: 1543 to
The Scientific Revolution
The rapid advances in European scientific ideas. Both mathematical and political thought. -
1559
Queen Elizabeth 1
During her time of reign, she made the Anglican church the official state church. -
1581
Francis Drake
Drake was the 1st Englishman to sail around the world, and was the first to discover the west coast, known now as the United States. -
Defeating the Spanish Armada
Francis Drake helped defeat the Spanish Armada after his time of exploration. -
Romeo and Juliet was published
Romeo and Juliet was written and published by William Shakespeare, one of the greatest playwrights and poets of the Renaissance, who then continues to write and act throughout Europe. -
Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote and influenced many spanish speaking countries. -
Johannes Kepler
During the scientific revolution Kepler established the "Kepler Law of Planetary Motion" and he confirmed Copernicus' theory. -
Galileo Galilei
In the scientific revolution, Galilei discovered Jupiter's 4 moons, and built the first telescope. He also was the first to view the rings of Saturn. -
William Harvey
During the scientific revolution, he described how blood moved through veins and arteries. He also observed the working og the heart. -
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Louis XIV rebuilds Versaille
As an absolute monarch, Louis XIV rebuilds what was once a hunting lodge, into a place for court in government. -
Charles 1
Charles led troops to arrest Parliament. -
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English Civil War
The war began when Charles 1 led troops to attempt to arrest parliament. In conclusion of the war, Parliament won and Charles was executed and there was no longer a person to reign. -
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Oliver Cromwell
Oliver took reign after the execution of Charles 1. He becomes a dictator of England, but the people do not like his strict rule. -
Thomas Hobbes
During the enlightenment, Hobbes wrote Leviathan and believed that all humans were wicked. -
Charles 11
When Oliver Cromwell died, Charles 11 was asked to reign but then eventually died. -
Isaac Newton
During the scientific revolution, Newton proposed the theory of gravity and the laws of motion. -
William and Mary
Mary and her husband, William of Orange, replaced king James ll. In this situation, parliament was more powerful and their monarchy was constitutional. -
Bill of Rights and the Glorious Revolution
William and Mary gave their people a bill of rights that contains 4 main concepts. -
John Locke
Locke wrote two treaties on government and gave ideas on life, liberty, and property. -
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great ruled Russia, and is credited with dragging it out of medieval times. He wanted an army and a navy and increase his wealth to rule his country over others. -
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Frederick the Great
The absolute monarchy of Prussia, he had no interest with government or military jobs. He increased the land of Prussia by fighting Austria and cared about the strength and discipline of his army. -
Baron De Montesquieu
Montesquieu published the spirit of laws and his ideas for checks and balances helped form the United States constitution. -
Voltaire
Voltaire wrote Candide which proposed ideas of how the state and the church should be separated. It also wrote against prejudice, superstition, and intolerance. -
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Rousseau wrote the social contract and proposed the idea of the government hounding the people. -
Bastille
Louis XVI tried to tax the nobility causing them to riot and attack the Bastille. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The declaration was written due to the Tennis Court Oath and now more rights were given. -
Tennis Court Oath
Louis XVI calls for an Estates General and when the third estate is locked out they make an oath to not leave the tennis court where there are standing until more rights are given to them. -
Sneaking out of Paris
Louis XVI tried to sneak out of Paris by cause of stress at the Bastille. -
Reign of Terror
The reign of terror commences when Robespierre executes Louis XVI. -
Napolean defeats Austrians
Napolean defeats the Austrian Empire which made him a mighty figure to the french people. -
Battle In Russia
Napolean gets defeated by Russia due to the lack of preparation by his army. -
Napolean is exiled
After Napolean was abdicated, he was exiled and France returned to monarchy. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napolean loses the battle of Waterloo. -
Liberty Leading the People
Eugene Delacroix painted this famous painted that grew through the French Revolution.
