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Oct 15, 1348
The Black Death
The Black Death was an event that decreased the European population dramatically, so nobles were forced to pay more money to the serfs so they won't fled to other manors and leave them with nothing. This meant that the surviving serfs got more money, which enabled them to spend more money on themselves and share their innovative ideas. This event basically shattered down the feudalism system, which helped start the Renaissance, and also give birth to today's industrialized consumer society. -
Oct 15, 1358
"Decameron" written by Giovanni Boccaccio
Giovanni Boccaccio was a great writer and he wrote a book called "Decameron", which was one of his greatest pieces of writings, and that book had influenced European literature then and today very dramatically. His writings had inspired many famous writers, like Shakespeare and Chaucer, to write amazing tales and poems which we still know of today. He also wrote many other pieces of writing, including the Teseide, which is now known as the "Knight's Tale". -
Oct 17, 1436
Printing Press invented by Johannes Gutenberg
The printing press, inveted by Johannes Gutenberg made news about several topics quickly spread after this invention, and it was a great advantage for the inventors and discoverers as they could share their ideas with the community. The printing business also invited many jobless people, as there were more than 1,000 print shops in Europe, and several million books had been produced (by 1500). Without this vital invention, we wouln't have been able to develop as we have had now. -
Oct 16, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was a man of the Renaissance, who excelled in many different fields. He had made many inventions in science and art, but many were incomplete. Most of his completed inventions were successful and had a lasting impact on us. For examples, some of the weapons he invented are still used today! His paintings have always been admired. He has inspired the great modern minds of today. Not one, but all of his inventions and discoveries are vital to our lives today in many different ways. -
Oct 14, 1492
Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was a person who inspired others and helped them move the Renaissance on so successfully. He did this by collecting 200 manuscripts, half of them not read in Italy before, from Mount Athos at Greece. These manuscripts were then kept in a library which his grandfather had opened and from that people got to learn from the manuscripts and make discoveries and inventions of their own. We still today use these manuscripts to learn from the past and apply them to today's life. -
Oct 16, 1492
Columbus's discovery of America
Columbus's discovery ended centuries of mutual ignorance about what lay on either side of the Atlantic Ocean. This voyage also vivdly changed the lives of the Europeans, as there were many exchanges (crops, riches, disease etc) of the eastern and the western hemisphere. Europeans also started to grow cash crops (sugar canes, rubber, cotton) in the native americas. Without America's discovery, the Renaissance, and even the world, wouldn't have developed as much as it had. -
Oct 15, 1509
Isabella d' Este becomes chief state of Mantua
Isabella d' Este was known as "The First Lady of the Renaissance". She did this by becoming chief of state in Mantua, which inspired other women to break away from the traditional role of what women were supposed to be like. She proved that it was not only men that had influencing ideas; women had them too. She also helped the Renaissance move on because of this action and also by finding a school for young women and being a famous patron of the arts. -
Oct 16, 1543
"The Fabric of the Human Body" written by Andreas Vesalius
Vesalius wrote a book (name on the title) which stated his ideas about anatomy, which he stood up for even though he was going against the ideas of Galen (a very well-known and respected anatomy professor). His ideas were accepted after 50 years by professors of anatomy, and the next few centuries were years of new discoveries of medicine and how the human body functions. Today, we should thank Vesalius's book; which enables us to overcome many harsh diseases as well us understand our body. -
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world, as well as a classic representative and emblem of Mughal civilization. This symbol of true and devoting love changed the course of Mughal architecture (as well as our modern one!) and has inspired many great and well- known poets, singers, artists, photographers etc. Taj Mahal has influenced our sense of art today, and many of today's well- known masterpieces are based on this unique piece of architecture.
