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Jul 6, 1415
Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church
After his death, his followers (Hussites) continues trying to overthrow their Catholic leaders. -
Oct 31, 1418
Prince Henry founded the first school of navigation.
People in this school were trained in map-making and science. -
Nov 3, 1450
Gutenberg invented the printing press
This increased literacy rates. -
Oct 29, 1453
The Ottomans conquered Constantinople and renamed it Istanbul
This signified the shift in power. -
Oct 29, 1492
Columbus' first voyage was sponsored by Spain to sail west to reach Asia
Columbus opened the path to exploration of the new world -
Oct 31, 1492
Tobacco was shipped to Europe through the triangular trade
The americas provided raw materials while Europe provided manufactured goods. -
Oct 27, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci completes The Last Supper
Leonardo da vinci completes his 3 year work of a scene depicting Jesus' last supper with his desciples. -
Oct 27, 1511
Erasmus wrote the Praise of Folly
This essay played an important part in the protestant reformation. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther wrote the 95 theses
Martin Luther wrote down all he thought was wrong with the Catholic and posted these theses to the door of the church. -
Oct 31, 1519
Cortés conquered the Aztec empire
Cortés is one of the most well know conquistadors. -
Oct 31, 1519
Magellan sailed around the world
He started out for this journey from Spain and died in the Phillipines. -
Oct 29, 1529
Pizarro conquered the Incas
Europeans brought with them disease and wrecked the native population. -
Oct 27, 1532
Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church and divorced his wife.
Henry's wife Catherine could not produce an heir and the catholic Church did not permit divorce so Henry split from the Catholic Church. -
Nov 3, 1534
Cartier led the French to claim Canada
Cartier was a key explorer of the Americas -
Oct 31, 1536
John Calvin established the idea of predestination
John Calvin laid out the premesis for Calvinism -
Nov 3, 1539
The Jesuits were created during the Catholic reformation
Otherwise known as the society of Jesus. -
Oct 31, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus created heliocentric theory
This signaled the beginning of further developments in astronomy. -
Oct 29, 1545
Catholics held the Council of Trent
The Catholic Church reaffirmed their doctrine. -
Oct 31, 1558
Elizabeth became head of the Anglican church
Elizabeth had a surprisingly tolerant attitude toward religion. -
Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada
Spain wanted to convert England back to Catholocism by use of force but failed. -
Kepler discovered planetary motion
Kepler published three laws on this subject -
The Thirty years war was fought in Europe.
This war bankrupted most combatant powers. -
Cromwell executed Charles
This was the first time a king had been executed -
Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes
Louis XIV believed that France could only be successful united under Catholicism. -
Galileo proved heliocentric theory
This opened the door for other scientists. -
William & Mary rule England after the Glorious Revolution
This signaled the end of several centuries of tension. -
John Locke wrote the Two Treaties on Government
This was a work of political philosophy. -
Peter the Great westernized Russia
Peter visited Europe and returned to Russia with the intentions of making it more like Europe. -
Louis XIV builds the palace of Versailles
He forced nobles to live here and do his bidding -
Montesquieu wrote the Spirit of Law
Contributed majorly to the age of enightenment.
