World History Semester Timeline By rae6402 Period: 1350 to 1700 The Renaissance Period: Mar 4, 1394 to Nov 13, 1460 Prince Henry the Navigator explored for Portugal 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus colonized the New World Jul 8, 1497 Vasco Da Gama left Portugal May 20, 1498 Vasco Da Gama reached India Jul 1, 1498 Christopher Columbus established Hisponiolia Period: 1500 to 1700 The European Exploration 1503 Leonardo Da Vinci finished the Mona Lisa 1504 Michelangelo finished the statue of David 1508 Nicolaus Copernicus developed his own heliocentric model 1512 Michelangelo finished the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther created the Lutheran Church 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to his churches door Period: 1517 to 1648 Reformation Jul 10, 1519 Ferdinand Magellan set sail for the east Indies Jul 13, 1521 Hernan Cortez captured the Aztec empire 1522 Desiderious Erasmus prepared the Greek edition of the new testament Aug 29, 1533 Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca empire 1534 Henry VIII created the Church of England 1534 Jacques Cartier claimed Canada Period: 1543 to 1700 The scientific Revolution 1548 St. Ignatius De Loyola celebrated treatise called spiritual exercises 1553 John Calvin created Calvinism 1558 Elizabeth I became Supreme Governor of the English Protestant church Period: Nov 17, 1558 to Mar 24, 1603 Elizabeth I Ruled England and Ireland Jun 17, 1579 Francis Drake Claims the land where California is for England Period: 1590 to 1591 William Shakespeare wrote his first play Period: 1594 to 1596 William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet 1609 Galileo Galilei made the telescope 1609 Johannes Kepler published two laws about planetary motion 1615 Miguel de Cervantes wrote his book Don Quixote 1616 William Harvey announced his discovery of the circulation of blood 1625 Charles I his reign was marked as a religious and political satire 1640 Oliver Cromwell apposed the king in parliament Period: Aug 22, 1642 to Sep 3, 1651 English Civil war Jan 30, 1649 Charles I is executed 1651 Thomas Hobbs wrote Leviathan 1661 Charles II was crowned king of England, Ireland, and Scotland 1682 Louis XIV rebuilt Versaille Period: 1682 to 1725 Peter The Great was a Czar of Russia 1686 Issac Newton presented his three laws of motion Period: 1688 to 1689 Glorious Revolution 1689 William and Mary were offered the thrown as joint members (Glorious Revolution) 1689 John Locke wrote his second treatise of government Dec 16, 1689 The development of rights in England. Common law, Magna Carta, and English Bill of Rights Period: 1740 to 1786 Frederick the Great ruled Prussia 1748 Baron de Montesquieu published the spirit of laws 1759 Voltaire wrote Candide 1762 Jean Jacques Rousseau wrote the social contract Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Period: Jul 14, 1789 to 1799 The French Revolution 1791 Louis XVI tried to sneak out of Paris 1792 Radicals take over the government 1793 Louis XVI was executed for treason 1793 Reign of Terror 1795 Moderates regain control and write the constitution 1800 The enlightenment started 1804 Napoleon Bonaparte wrote the napoleonic code 1830 Eugene Delacroix painted the liberty leading the people painting