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Period: 1450 to
Age of discovery
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1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas
Age of Discovery -
Period: 1500 to
Height of the Renaissance
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1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses
Protestant Reformation -
Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
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1518
Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico
Protestant Reformation -
1530
Calvin creates a new form of protestantism
Protestant Reformation -
1534
Henry VIII splits from Catholic Church
Height of the Renaissance -
Period: 1540 to
Scienrific Revolution
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1543
Copernicus creates heliocentric theory
Scientific Revolution -
1558
Elizabeth I creates the Anglican Church
Protestant Reformation -
Period: to
Enlightenment
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Period: to
English Civil War
Protestant Reformation -
Charles II takes power (Restoration)
Enlightenment -
Newton creates the Laws of Gravity
Scientific Revolution -
William and Mary take power (Glorious Revolution)
Enlightenment -
Locke writes the Two Treaties of Government
Enlightenment -
Montesquieu writes the spirit of Laws
Enlightenment -
Period: to
Age of Revolution
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Period: to
American Revolution
Age of Revolutions -
Period: to
French revolution
Age of Revolutions -
Period: to
Reign of Terror
Age of Revolutions -
Napoleon takes power
Age of Revolutions -
Haitian Independence
Age of Revolutions -
Period: to
Napoleonic Wars
Age of Revolutions -
Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexican Revolution
Age or Revolutions -
Simon Bolivar helps Venezuela with independence
Age of Revolutions -
The U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine
Age of Revolutions -
Unification of Germany
Age of Revolutions