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  • Council of Trent
    1545 BCE

    Council of Trent

    Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils.
    Created to counter Protestant Reformation.
    The primary purpose of the council was to condemn and refute the beliefs of the Protestants
  • Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
    1519 BCE

    Magellan starts his "around the world" trip

    set out from Spain with a fleet of five ships to discover a western sea route to the Spice Islands.
    He is the first European to cross Pacific Ocean.
    Magellan was killed in battle on the voyage.
  • Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
    1508 BCE

    Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel

    The sistene chapel is a Renaissance art.
    The painting is in the ceiling of the church in vatican.
  • Slave trade across Atlantic
    1500 BCE

    Slave trade across Atlantic

    The majority of slaves were transported to the New World.
    The Portuguese were the first to engage in the New World slave trade.
    Current estimates are that about 12 million Africans were shipped across the Atlantic.
  • Naming of the "new World"
    1499 BCE

    Naming of the "new World"

    Amerigo Vespucci was a navigator that traveled to "the new World"
    The new World was not part of the asia
    The new world were named after Vespucci.
  • Da Gama lands in India
    1497 BCE

    Da Gama lands in India

    Da Gama is the first European that reach India.
    Da Gama sailed from Lisbon, Portugal.
    Da Gama used the Pacific Ocean to reach India.
  • Johhanes Gutenberg - printing press
    1439 BCE

    Johhanes Gutenberg - printing press

    It launched a revolution in printing.
    Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmith known for inventing.
    It enable mass production of books and the rapid dissemination of knowledge throughout Europe.
  • Renaissance begins
    1350 BCE

    Renaissance begins

    The start of renaissance is also the end of Middle Age.
    People start making art.
    Renaissance change people way of thinking.
  • Black Death begins in Europe
    1347 BCE

    Black Death begins in Europe

    Killed third of population of europe
    Started in asia
    Make more money
    Came from fleas carried by rats
  • 1st voyage of Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    1st voyage of Columbus

    King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella finance christopher columbus voyage.
    Christopher columbus was in command of three ships; The Pinta, The niña, and The Santa maria
  • Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
    Sep 8, 1503

    Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

    Da Vinci paint Mona Lisa in florence, Italy.
    Mona Lisa is one of the best paint Da Vinci made.
    Mona Lisa is made of oil painting and a popular wood panel.
  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses

    Martin nailed his copy of 95 theses to the door of church
    95 theses is about church sins, like indulgences.
  • Pizzaro invades the inca empire
    Aug 29, 1533

    Pizzaro invades the inca empire

    Pizarro was the son of a Spanish gentleman and worked as a swineherd in his youth.
    In 1531, he sailed down to Peru, landing at Tumbes.
    He have 30,000 men at his disposal.
  • Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
    Sep 17, 1533

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England

    Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
    Elizabeth is considered by many to be the greatest monarch in English history.
    In 1558, Elizabeth succeeded her half-sister to the throne and set out to rule by good counsel.
  • Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded

    Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded

    104 english men and boys arrived in Virginia for settlement.
    Jamestown was named after english men King, James I.
    The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America.