Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Exploration

By smedrano116
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Prince Henry sponsors Portuguese Explorers

  • Jan 1, 1477

    The Spanish Inquistion begins

    This was the deadliest inquisitions in all history which was designed to take out all the non Catholics.
  • Jan 1, 1485

    Birth of Venus painting made by Sandro Botticelli

    This painting was one of the most important during the Renaissance.
  • Jan 1, 1491

    America is discovered by Christopher Columbus

    Columbus traveled a lot by sea and he ended up in America which was actually a mistake.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Colombian Exchange

    Since 1943 Columbus brought about 1,200 settlers and many different types of European animals and plants. Europeans found new foods and transported them back to the Old World. This was really important because the Columbian Exchange helped Europeans have food to eat and helped Native Americans hunt better because horses were introduced.
  • Jan 1, 1494

    The Last Supper painting made by Da Vinci

  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco de Gama reaches India

    Vasco de Gama set sail for India with 4 ships. This wasn't very important.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Spanish settlers and missionaries

  • Jan 1, 1509

    The School of Athens is created by Raphael

    This was basically Raphael's masterpiece because of how it captures the spirit of the Renaissance. There is many famous artists and philosophers who were in this painting.
  • Jan 1, 1511

    The Sistine Chapel painting is created by Michelangelo

    Michelangelo was forced to paint certain parts of the Sistine Chapel.
  • Jan 1, 1513

    The Prince is written by Machiavelli

    The book The Prince seems to be one of the first works of philosophy and was published after Machiavelli's death.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Martin Luther creates his 95 Theses

    Martin Luther created and then posted them at the Church. This made the Pope mad and then he got kicked out of the Catholic Church.
  • Jan 1, 1520

    Martin Luther's Three Treatises

    Martin luthers 3 treatises served as a fervent call to reformation of the church.
  • Jan 28, 1521

    The diet of worms

    Held in Worms, Germany this formal assembly was held for deliberation to determine the fate of Martin Luther.
  • Jan 1, 1531

    Death of Zwingli

    Following conflict between Catholic and Protestant cantons of the Swiss confederacy, Zwingli was killed during the Battle of Kappel.
  • Jan 1, 1532

    Henry the 8th of England is excommunicated

    Henry was basically kicked out of the Catholic Church because he went against the believes of the Catholic Church. He got divorced and that wasn't acceptable because he also remarried and had kids out of his marriages.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    The act of Supremacy

    Henry VIII's institution of the Church of England and his positioning of himself as the head of the church was beginning of a long and checkered history of reformation in England.
  • Jan 1, 1536

    Tyndale executed

    William Tyndale was burnt at the stake for Hersey.
  • Jan 1, 1545

    The council of trent

    The Roman Catholic declarations following the Council of Trent eliminated virtually any hope for reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Protestant movement.
  • Jan 1, 1546

    Martin Luther dies

    Martin Luther dies at the age of 62, in Eisleben, Germany.
  • Jan 1, 1549

    The book of common player

    This was written with prayers services and daily prayers.
  • Jan 1, 1550

    Commercial revolution

    Opening of direct links with Asia, Africa, and the Americas that had good far reaching economy.
  • Jan 1, 1555

    The peace of Augsburg

    This was the first religious war of the century ended and the beginning of religious toleration in Europe.
  • Jan 1, 1559

    Calvin's Institutes

    John Calvin's systematic theology "The institutes of the Christian religion" formed the basis for the adoption of reformed theology in Europe and America.
  • Jan 1, 1571

    Saint Bartholomew's Massacre

    Many huge groups of French Catholics killed Protestants during the French Religious Wars.

  • The edict of Nantes

    This was the most hopeful signs that the reformation would soon end with different religious groups coexisting peacefully.

  • Triangular Trade

    This was a series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

  • English colonies and Pilgrims

    England began concentrating on establishing colonies along the Eastern seaboard.

  • The reformation ended

    The Protestant reformation was a very important movement for religious freedom throughout the world.

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  • The book of concord

    Consisting of 10 documents this historical doctrine of the Lutheran church was published in June 25th.