AP European History IMPORTANT DATES Semester 1

1450

Renaissance start, printing press, beginning of modern era

1492

Columbus sails the ocean blue, The Age of Exploration, Europe to the world!

1517

Luther’s 95 These, The Protestant Reformation, decline of the Church forever??

1521

Magellan circumnavigates the globe, Age of Exploration

1545

Council of Trent (Roman Catholic Church Response to Protestantism)

1555

Peace of Augsburg, freedom of Religion in German territories

1598

Edict of Nantes (Freedom of religion in France, Louis XIV eventually revoked it in 1685)

1603

Queen Elizabeth I dies, shift to Stewart dynasty in England from Tudor (Stewarts - James, Charles, Charles, James = wanted to unify England and Scotland and absolute power but the Parliament stood in the Stewarts’ way)

1633

The Scientific Revolution, whole new era of thinking

1648

Treaty of Westphalia ends the 30 years war and establishes a new balance of power in Europe, recognizing the sovereignty of individual states. (END OF RELIGIOOUS PERIOD 1450-1648)

1689

Glorious Revolution, establishment of constitutional monarchy in England

1700

The Reign of Peter the Great! First Russian czar[tsar]

1713

Peace of Utrecht, ends war of Spanish Succession, balance of power, Spain loses power, Louis XIV does not get all power but French are at height of power

1748

War of Austrian Succession, Prussia as a new power (Aix-La-Chappelle ends the war) Prussia gains Silesia

1756

Seven Year’s War, a French war waged by Louis XIV

1763

End of Seven Year’s War, Treaty of Paris, England as global power

1789

Start of the French Revolution, Storming of the Bastille, monarchs losing power in Europe

1815

Fall of Napoleon, Battle of Waterloo