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Oct 27, 1384
john huss was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the catholic church
He was an influential dissident in the Roman Catholic Church during the 14th century. -
Oct 31, 1450
gutenberg invented the print and press
he invented the print and press so people can learn how to read. -
May 29, 1453
ottoman empire conquered instanbul and renamed it constantinople
The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Army, under the command Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II on 29th May 1453. -
Oct 31, 1473
copernicus creates the helocentic theory, stating the sun was the center of the universe
The Copernican Model: A Sun-Centered Solar System. The Earth-centered Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy held sway on Western thinking for almost 2000 years. Then, in the 16th century a new idea was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolai Copernicus (1473-1543). The Heliocentric System. -
Oct 29, 1492
christopher columbus was sponsored by spain to sail west to reach asia
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. -
Oct 27, 1495
Da vinci painted the last supper
In 1495, Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Last Supper on the wall of the refectory (dining hall) of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy, and completed it in 1498. Leonardo was commissioned to execute the painting in the Dominican monastery of this Church by Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. -
May 20, 1498
vasco de gama sailed and established trade with india for the porteguese
Da Gama rounded Africa's Cape of Good Hope on November 22, and continued on to India. After many stops in Africa, and problems with Muslim traders who did not want interference in their profitable trade routes, da Gama reached Calicut, India on May 20, 1498. -
Oct 31, 1517
martin luther nailed the 95 thesis to the church door in the holy roman empire (german)
His main purpose in challenging the Church with the posting of the 95 theses was that he disagreed with the selling of indulgences. -
Oct 31, 1519
ferdinand magnellan becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world
He died on 27 April 1521 on Mactan Island, Cebu, the Philippines. So although he had masterminded the first expedition to sail around the world, he did not complete the voyage himself. In fact, the first person to sail around the world was a Malaysian, who had travelled back to Europe with Magellan many years earlier. -
Nov 8, 1519
hernando cortes the navigator and his forces conquered the aztec empire
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Apr 20, 1534
jacques cartier explored the st.lawrence and montreal leading the french clain to canada
On April 20, 1534, Jacques Cartier set sail from St. Malo in Brittany with 2 ships and 61 men. He had been commissioned by King François of France to search for a passage to Cathay (the Orient), either around or through the New World. -
Oct 27, 1534
henry VIII broke from the catholic church in rome and divorced his wife
The Reformation saw the breaking away of the English Church from the Catholic Church in Rome in 1534 and the installation of King Henry VIII as its Supreme Head. Anne Boleyn, one of the reasons Henry VIII sought to break away from the Church in Rome. -
Oct 31, 1536
john calvin beliefs established the idea of predestination
In the Institutes of 1536, predestination did not even appear Calvin, however, reminds us that predestination is a biblical concept, and that nothing is. -
Oct 31, 1545
the council of trent was created during the italian renaissance
he Council of Trent (Latin: Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento (Trent) and Bologna, northern Italy, was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. -
Oct 31, 1551
follwers of the catholic church met at the church of council
As the Catholic Church was being greatly damaged by the force of the Protestants, the Church had to do something in response as they grew in followers and hain power -
Oct 31, 1558
queen elizabeth became the head of the angelican church
because she wqas rigght for the throne -
Apr 1, 1578
willian harvey studied the animals and anotomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system
William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician. He was the first known to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the brain and body by the heart, though earlier writers had provided precursors of the theory. -
galileo used his telescope to prove th heliocentirc theory correct
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Queen elizabeth defeated the spanish armada
The defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 has long been held as one of England's greatest military achievements. The successful defence of the kingdom against invasion on such an unprecedented scale boosted the prestige of England's Queen Elizabeth I and encouraged a sense of English pride and nationalism. -
the thirty years was fought in europe
Thirty Years' War. An international conflict taking place in northern Europe from 1618 to 1648. The war was fought between Catholics and Protestants and also drew in the national armies of France, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, and the Habsburg dynasty that ruled the Holy Roman Empire. -
African slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the triangular trade to the americans
The number of indentured servants among immigrants was particularly high in the South. The first 19 or so Africans arrived ashore near the English colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, brought by Dutch traders who had seized them from a captured Spanish slave ship -
peter the great westernizes russiq
Russian czar Peter the Great was a skillful diplomat who abolished Russia's archaic form of government during his rule (1682-1725). -
louis the XIV bulids the palace of versailles.
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of the Kings of France from 1682 until 1790. It was originally a hunting lodge, built in 1624, by Louis XIII. It was expanded by Louis XIV beginning in 1669. -
louis XIV revoked the edict of nantes which gave huguenots freedom of religion in france
The later revocation of the Edict of Nantes in October 1685 by Louis XIV, the grandson of Henry IV, drove an exodus of Protestants, and increased the hostility of Protestant nations bordering France.
