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Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
The cultural bridge between the middle ages and modern history. -
Period: 1418 to
European Exploration
Also known as the Age of Exploration. -
1439
Johannes Gutenburg
First European to invent the movable type. -
1492
Christopher Columbus
"Discovers" America -
1498
Da Gama
First European to complete a sea voyage to India. -
1499
Da Vinci paints The Last Supper
A famous painting by a famous artist during the Renaissance. -
Period: 1500 to
Absolute Monarchies
The age of which Absolute Monarchies was popular among nations. -
1503
Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is one of Da Vinci's most famous paintings. -
1508
Nicolaus Copernicus
Developed the heliocentric model of the solar system. -
1513
Francisco Pizarro
Served on the 1513 expedition of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, during which he discovered the Pacific Ocean -
1517
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
During the Reformation, a man named Martin Luther wrote a 95 Theses about how the church was corrupt. He nailed them to the church doors and then got sent away -
Period: 1517 to
Reformation
The Reformation, or more commonly known as the Protestant Reformation, was a European movement to reform the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. -
1534
Jacques Cartier
His first exploration to the western coast of a newfound land. -
1540
St. Ignatius de Loyola
Establishes the Jesuit Order. -
Period: 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
Emergence of modern science during the early modern period. -
1555
Erasmus
Condemned Martin Luther's methods in his work De Libro Arbitiro. -
Period: 1577 to 1580
Drake (Not the singer)
Drake circumnavigates the world. -
Shakespeare write his first play, "Henry VI, Part One"
Shakespeare is also the author of the famous play, Romeo and Juliet, and many more. -
Ferdinand Magellan
First European to sail the Pacific Ocean. -
Johannes Kepler
His laws of planetary motion. -
Galileo
Takes his position with the heliocentric model of the solar system. -
Period: to
30 Years War
Fought in central Europe, and known to be one of longest and destructive wars in history. -
Period: to
English Civil War
A series of armed conflicts between "Roundheads" and "Cavaliers" -
Period: to
Charles I
Monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland -
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell launched an attack on Charles I -
William Harvey
Published his theories -
Charles II
Crowned King of England -
Louis XIV
Louis XIV takes the throne. -
John Locke
Writes 2 Treatises on Government -
William and Mary
Became joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland. -
Isaac Newton
Completes calculations on gravity -
Period: to
The Enlightenment
Also known as the Age of Reason, when scientists went against the old order. -
Period: to
Glorious Revolution
The overthrow of King James II of England. -
Peter the Great defeats the Swedish army
Peter and his strong army defeated the Swedish army. -
Voltaire
11 months in the Bastille for offensive literature. -
Period: to
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia -
Period: to
Louis XVI King of France
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Montesquieu
Published Spirit of Laws. -
Voltaire writes Candide
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Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille jail gets tore down violently. -
Reign of Terror
A violent chain of killings by guillotine ended with the death of Robspiere -
Louis XVI
Executed by guillotine ending the Reign of Terror -
Delacroix
Paints Liberty Leading the People
