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Updated: 18 Oct 2020
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Protestant Reformation officially started mostly because of Martin Luther, ch 2, pg 106The Roman Catholic Church challenged Luther to a series of debates to try and discredit him, it was Martin Luther vs Johann Eck, ch 2, pg 106Luther was excommincated by the Church for this teachings, ch 2, pg 106Peace of Augsburg: Princes could choose religons for their territory, ch 2, pg 107Slave trade was established by the Portugese, ch 3, pg 125Colombus went on a Spanish expedition, this was his first voyage. He went to Cuba Hispaniola. ch 3, pg 125Treaty of Tordesillas: Pope divided the new world between Portugal and Spain, ch 3 pg 125Hernan Cortes and his company marched into Tenochtitlan, they conquered the Aztec empire by 1520 ch 3, pg 125British East India Company founded a trading post in Canton, they traded a lot of tea + silkLouis XIV took the throne at age 9, he struggled to maintain control over France, Cardinal Richelieu created policies to control the growing power of the nobility and strengthen the power of the king. ch 4, pg 148King Louis's death at almost 77Louis XIV took personal control of government and made France the envy of Europe, ch 4, pg 149Peter became Tsar of Russia, he Westernized Russia and expanded military power, ch 4, pg 151Treaty of Utrecht was made: It gave Austria control over Spanish Netherlands and part of Italy, ch 4, pg 151Italian's dominance over trading in the Baltic sea was taken by the German Hanseatic League, ch 1, pg 89Treaty of Lodi is put into place: it tried to keep peace between many famous cities but failed, ch 1, pg 88War of Roses started due to rivalres between 2 families, ch 1, pg 89War of Roses ended by Henry Tudor defeating Richard III, ch 1, pg 89The Spanish army was the strongest in Europe, allowing Spain to expand its power to new territories, ch 1, pg 89Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses which started a movement that split the Catholic church. It started a religious warfare that lasted 150 years. ch 2, pg 104Periods
Renaissance starts
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