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100 BCE
Paper was invented by the Chinese
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601
Muhammad began the Islamic religion
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1140
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
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1271
Mongol Empire was established in China
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1415
Jan hus was burned at the stake for being heretic
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1478
Ferdinand II of Aragon started the Spanish inquisition
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1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
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1492
Gold, God and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration
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1493
Songhai Empire began in Africa
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1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain
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1498
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
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1508
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door.
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1519
Hernan Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
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1519
Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
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1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Lther
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1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawrence River to Montreal for France
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1534
King Henry the VIII became the head of the Anglican
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1536
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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1540
The Jesuits were created to spread Catholic doctrine around the world
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1554
Followers of Pope Paul III met at the Council of Trent
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Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
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John Calvin established the idea of predestination
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Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes
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The Mughal Empire began in India
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Ferdinand II got France involved in the thirty year's war
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Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
