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John Hus was one of the first dissenters of the Catholic Church along with Luther and Wycliffe, and was burned at the stake for his beliefs.
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The Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople which was the center of trade and renamed it Istanbul.
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Columbus' goal was to reach Asia but he ended up reaching the Caribbean and the Americas.
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Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper and it was important because it showed a major event.
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Erasmus wrote the Praise of Folly in 1509 which was later translated to latin in 1511. It played an important role in the protestant reformation.
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The 95 theses described the practices Catholic Church, especially the selling of indulgences. Luther wrote them down and explained why he was against them.
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In 1533, Henry VIII broke from the catholic church and became protestant. He also divorced his wife which completely went against the Catholic Church.
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In 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated the spanish armada, whose goal was to convert England back to roman catholic.
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The Thirty Years war was a war fought between the Catholics and the Protestants and was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.
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Louis XIV wanted France to be back to Catholic only and he did this by revoking the Edict of Nantes.
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Peter the Great westernized Russia which met the strength of other European countries.
