• 1300

    The Italian communes employ powerful rulers

  • 1320

    Florence becomes the center of international finance

  • Period: 1346 to 1353

    The Black Death came around as a huge pandemic

  • 1420

    The second mining emperor moved the capital of China from Nanking to Perking

  • 1444

    The Battle of Verna broke out

  • 1460

    The Italians began adopting and consistently using oil paints

  • 1477

    Charles the Bald was killed in the battle

  • 1503

    Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa

  • 1524

    Verrazano explores the New England coast

  • Period: 1547 to 1552

    van IV was crowned as czar of Russia

  • The queen of scots, Mary, was executed