Western Civilization 2

By David Head

The most significant historical people, places, and events written by our experienced author and professor of history are laid out in a succinct timeline from 1500 to 2016. In 6 laminated pages and with dates listed to easily find what you need, a frequent review of this guide especially before exams will boost your grade in any Western Civilization, Western Culture, or History course. For any history buff as well, there is no easier and more concise reference that paints a broad yet digestible picture of human history.

Suggested uses:
o Quick Reference – instead of digging into a large book to find a core answer you need while studying, use the guide to reinforce quickly and repeatedly
o Memory – refreshing your memory repeatedly is a foundation of studying, have the most significant points in history as a framework to anchor all other history

• Language: English
• Publisher: BarCharts, Inc.
• Release date: May 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781423240792

David Head

DAVID HEAD is a lecturer of history at the University of Central Florida and the author of Privateers of the Americas: Spanish American Privateering from the United States in the Early Republic (Georgia).

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Table of Contents

The Age of Reformations, 1500–1582

Dynasties, Empires & the Wars of Religion, 1519–1589

Exploration in the Americas & Beyond, 1492–1609

Intellectual Revolutions, 1590–1702

The Age of Absolutism, 1601–1713

Enlightenment Europe, 1714–1788

The Era of the French Revolution & Napoleon, 1789–1814

Romanticism, Nationalism & Liberalism, 1772–1843

Europe Restored, 1815–1871

The Industrial Revolution & Society, 1709–1900

Rivalry Amid the Belle Époque, 1872–1913

World War I, 1914–1919

The Rise of Totalitarianism, 1920–1938

World War II, 1939–1945

The Cold War, 1946–1991

The West in a Globalized World, 1992–2016

The Age of Reformations, 1500–1582

left 1501 right

Michelangelo begins sculpting David.

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Michelangelo begins work on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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Desiderius Erasmus publishes The Praise of Folly, a satire on the meaning of life.

left 1516 right

St. Thomas More writes about the ideal society in Utopia.

left 1517 right

German monk Martin Luther publicizes his Ninety-Five Theses criticizing the theology and practices of indulgences in the Roman Catholic Church, an act that will launch the Protestant Reformation.

left 1520 right

Pope Leo X calls for Martin Luther to take back his arguments. Luther refuses.

left 1521 right

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V brings Martin Luther to the Diet of Worms and orders him to submit to the pope. Luther refuses.

left 1522 right

Archbishop Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros publishes the Polyglot Bible.

left 1523 right

Huldrych Zwingli, a Swiss priest, spreads the Reformation to Zurich. He encourages community leaders to disseminate Reformation beliefs, curtail monasteries, and even prohibit masses.

Gustav Vasa becomes king of Sweden and moves his kingdom to adopt Lutheranism.

left 1524 right

Inspired by Protestant teachings, peasants in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy revolt, believing their landlords are violating the Bible.

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An English translation of the New Testament is published by William Tyndale.

The Diet of Speyer allows German princes to accept Protestantism in their realms.

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The Marburg Colloquy reveals differences between Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli on the nature of the Eucharist.

left 1530 right

Philipp Melanchthon, an aide to Martin Luther, drafts the Augsburg Confession, a creed for Lutheranism.

left 1532 right

Niccolò Machiavelli publishes The Prince, a guide to attaining and preserving power.

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King Henry VIII separates the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church following a dispute over the king’s desire to divorce his wife and remarry to ensure a male heir.

Ignatius of Loyola founds the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). His SpiritualExercises become a classic work of Catholic spirituality.

In the Affair of the Placards, anti-Catholic literature distributed in Paris leads to a crackdown against French Protestants, or Huguenots. Many relocate