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1450
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Invention of the Printing Press- The invention of the printing press by Gutenberg would allow for the spread of ideas with a speed never before seen and can be viewed as a direct cause of the Renaissance. [SP #1]
1463
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Pico Della Mirandola; he wrote “Oration on the Dignity of Man”. It wrote that humans had unlimited potential.
1469
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Marriage of Ferdinand of Aragon to Isabella of Castile. They issued an edict expelling all Jews and Muslims from Spain.
1481
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The Portuguese were the first European nation to set up a slave fort in Africa to act as a headquarters for slave traders in modern day Ghana [INT #1]
1485 - 1509
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Henry VII created a special court called the Star Chamber.
1492
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Christopher Columbus’ Voyage- Columbus set sail with the support of the Spanish royalty in order to find a western route to the east Indies. [INT #2]
1494
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The Treaty of Tordesillas divides the discoveries in the New World between Spain and Portugal.
1497
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The Portuguese Discover India- Vasco De Gama was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and he eventually landed in the East Indies. [1.4]
1498
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Burning of Savonarola. He whipped himself to get forgiven from the sins he had committed.
1500
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The Querelles de Femmes
1501 - 1504
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Michelangelo completed the David. It was considered a fitting symbol of the Italian renaissance’s affirmation of human power.
1508
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Painting of the Sistine Chapel- Michelangelo is commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which is now one of the most well known pieces of art in the world. [1.1]
1510
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Raphael paints the School of Athens. It showed an imaginary gathering of ancient philosophers.
1513
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Machiavelli writes the Prince. It advised rulers to use ruthless methods if necessary.
1515
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Erasmus writes the Praise of the Folly; this poked at the corruptness of the Church.
1516
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homas Moore wrote Utopia, which described an imaginary society located in the New World. This society featured religious toleration, education for women and men.
1517
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Martin Luther’s 95 Theses (1517): A list of complaints against the Catholic Church which would ignite the Protestant Reformation and cause millions of deaths in the centuries to come [IS #1]
1519
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who was the first to circumnavigate the world.
1521
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Luther called before the Diet of Worms. Emperor Charles V commanded Luther to appear in order debate.
1528
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Castiglione wrote the Book of the Courtier. It is a set of guidelines to show how all Europeans should act around officials.
1534
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Henry the 8th’s Act of Supremacy, which granted King Henry the 8th of England the Supreme head of the church.
1540
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Jesuits became the most important new religious order of the Catholic Reformation.
1543
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Copernicus publishes the revolutions of heavenly spheres, which offered an alternative model of the universe.
1545
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The Council of Trent Convenes, which was prompted by the Protestant Reformation.