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The first printing press ever made. It was used to mass produce Gutenberg Bibles, and then other literature. -
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The official end of the Byzantine Empire. The Ottomans took control, and this was the beginning of their large empire of conquests. -
The reign of the Tudor Dynasty.
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King and Queen Ferdinand and Isabella kick out all Jews and Muslims. -
The Muslim led iberian peninsula area fell to Isabelle and Ferdinand. -
Michelangelo finishes his many years work on painting the Sistine chapel. -
Beginning of the Protestant reformation by Martin Luther, these are his criticisms and reforms he wants of the Catholic Church. -
Luther is supposed to recant his actions and writings against the Church on counts of heresy, he will not recant, and stays firm in his beliefs. -
Written by Machiavelli, this is how he believes a Prince should rule in this era. He says they need to have full control, and no room for any weakness. -
Henry VIII says he is not only the boss of England, but over the Church as well. -
Written by Polish astronomer Copernicus.
Early belief that the Sun is the actual center of the solar system. -
Made for the Catholic (counter) Reformation, to combat the mass following of protestantism
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treaty that tried to end the conflicts between the Protestants and the Catholics -
French Catholics slaughtered French Protestants on St. Bartholomew's day. -
War between Henry III, the King of France, Henry of Navarre, a protestant leader, and Henry 1 of the Catholic League, which had Spain backing him. Religious war.
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Queen Elizabeth of England defeats Philip II of Spain. -
A decree made by Henry the IV that gave Calvinists basic rights. -
A major struggle between the Protestants and the Catholics with millions of Casualties. Beginning with the defenestration of Prague, the war escalated to Europe wide. Led through 4 phases, the Catholics were winning, but Gustavus Aldolphus turned the tide for the Protestants. This peace of Westphalia was the end of all wars of religion and gave regions of the HRE popular sovereignty.
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The struggle between royalists, and parliamentarians. The struggle led to the beheading of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell taking power, ruling like a dictator until his death. After that, Charles II was invited to rule, but with much heavier limitations on his power.
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The sun king lived lavishly in the palace of Versailles. He occupied the nobles with busy work to keep them from revolting, as they attempted to in Le Fronde