History

Bubonic Plague begins

Feb 28, 1347

The plague arrived in Europe in October 1347, When 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina. People that were in the dock saw that on the ships almost all of sailors were dead and does who were still alive were very ill and covered in black boils that oozed blood and pus. In this plauge, 75 million people on three continents perished due to this disease, so it impacted the world badly.

The renaissance begins

Jan 1, 1350

The Renaissance started in Florence, a place with a rich cultural history. The Renaissance was a period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic "rebirth" after middle ages, describing as taking place from 14th century to 17th century. It impacted the world a lot because the population was becoming wealthier which led to an increase in trade and travel and the spread of new ideas. It also improved the education because of the new discoveries in math and science.

Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective

Jan 1, 1413

The Italian architect Filippo Brunelleschi reintroduced a method of architecture called linear perspective. It allowed art to have depth and appear to be in 3D. In Brunelleschi's technique, lines appear to converge at a single fixed point in the distance. It helped improve the architecture and planing new buildings/constructions with details and improved the art.

Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press

Jan 1, 1439

In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press. In 1455 he used it to print Gutenberg bible, which is one of the first books printed by movable printer. The printing press was modelled on the design of existing screw presses, a single Renaissance movable-type printing press could produce up to 3,600 pages per workday. It enabled people to share knowledge more quickly and widely.

Scientific Revolution / Copernicus

Jan 1, 1543

Copernican Revolution, shift in the field of astronomy from a geocentric understanding of the universe, centred around Earth, to a heliocentric understanding, centred around the Sun. This is how famous astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus articulated it in 16th century. This change started the science revolution when new ideas like physics, chemistry, medicine and biology formed and that set the foundations of modern science and allowed science to grow even more.

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 1

Jan 15, 1559

Queen Elizabeth was the 5th and last monarch in the Tudor dynasty. Elizabeth I had ascended the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of her half-sister, Mary I. Her father is Henry VIII. She was responsible for English exploration of the New World and the flourishing of the economy, making England a world power.