World history

World History Big Events

  • Jul 6, 1415

    John Wycliffe

    John Wycliffe
    John Wycliffe was burned at the stake for being a dissenter of the catholic church
  • Oct 31, 1450

    Johannes Gutenburg

    Johannes Gutenburg
    Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press
  • Oct 31, 1460

    Vasco de Gama

    Vasco de Gama
    Vasco de Gama sailed establishes trade wit india for Portuguese
  • Oct 27, 1498

    Lonardo da Vinci

    Lonardo da Vinci
    Lonardo da Vinci paints the last suooer
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin luther

    Martin luther
    Martin Luther nails the 95 thesis to the church door in the Holy Roman empire(germany)
  • Apr 27, 1527

    Ferinand Magelian

    Ferinand Magelian
    Ferinand Magelian becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world
  • Oct 27, 1534

    King Henry

    King Henry
    King Henry 8th broke away from the catholic church and divoriced his wife
  • Oct 31, 1534

    Jaquise carter

    Jaquise carter
    Jaquise carter explored the st.lawrence river and montreal leadimg the french claim to canada
  • Oct 31, 1536

    John Calvin

    John Calvin
    John Calvin established the idea of predestination
  • Oct 31, 1543

    Heran Cortes

    Heran Cortes
    Horan Cortes the naviogator and his forces conquered the aztec empire
  • Oct 31, 1545

    Jesuits

    Jesuits
    The jusuits were created during the council odf trent
  • Dec 3, 1545

    council of trent

    council of trent
    followers of the catholic church met at the Catholic Church
  • Oct 31, 1558

    Queen elizibeth

    Queen elizibeth
    Queen elizibeth became the head of the anglican church
  • Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth
    Queen Elizabeth defeats the spanish armada
  • Triangular trade route

    Triangular trade route
    Slaves were shipped along the middle Passage of the triangular trade to the Americas
  • Galleo

    Galleo
    Galleo uses his telescope to prove the helionistic theory correct
  • thirty years war

    thirty years war
    the thirty years was was fought in europe in 1618
  • Peter The Great

    Peter The Great
    Peter the great westernizes russia
  • lousi xiv

    lousi xiv
    Louis xiv builds the palace of Versailles
  • Louis xiv

    Louis xiv
    Louis xiv revoked the edict of nantes which gave huguenots freedom of religion in france
  • William Henry

    William Henry
    William Henry studies animals and anotomy to create an accurate theory of the heart and circulatory system