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Sep 4, 1348
Black Death
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A great epidemic that took the greatest toll of life in Europe than anything else in its time. -
Sep 4, 1378
The Great Schism
A period of time when there were multiple popes at once. -
Sep 4, 1450
Invention of the Printing Press
Gutenberg invented the first fast book maker. -
Sep 4, 1487
The Spanish Inquisition
A period of time when the Spanish were torturing and punishing non-Catholics. -
Sep 4, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Explorer who discovered America and though it was India -
Sep 4, 1492
Spanish Christians conquer Muslims
The Spanish were forcing Muslims out of Spain. -
Sep 4, 1497
John Cabot
Italian explorer that sailed for England who was the first European to get to North America after the Vikings -
Sep 4, 1509
King Henry VIII and the Church of England
King Henry VIII created his own religion after not being able to get another divorce. -
Sep 4, 1517
Protestant Reformation
Protestants and Catholics were seperated, and protestants followed Martin Luther -
Sep 4, 1519
Hernando Cortes
A Spanish explorer who overthrew the Aztec empire. -
Sep 4, 1531
Juan Diego
Walked nine miles to church and one day Mary appeared to him in an apperation -
Sep 4, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
An Italian explorer who explored Peru when he was about 50. -
Sep 4, 1545
Council of Trent
When people protested against Catholicism. -
Roanoke
An English colony in America that is now a city. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in America. -
Henry Hudson
An explorer who searched for a northeast or northwest passage for trade. He sailed for England. -
King Louis XIV
He was the King of France in 1643. -
Marquette and Joliet
They were French explorers that explored the upper Mississippi River. -
Leif Ericson
He was the first man to land in North America, and he was a Viking.
