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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the printing press
Invented by Johannes Gutenburg -
Period: Jan 1, 1440 to
Northern Renaissance
Invented by Johannes Gutenburg -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci was born
Leonardo da Vinci was one the most reknown artists, philosophers, and thinker of the renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1453
Constantipole falls
Center of Byzantine empire falls to Ottoman Turks -
May 1, 1492
Colombus discovers America
Columbus sails from Spain in hopes to go to India, but ends up discovering the americas -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa, which was one of his most famous works and one of the most famous paintings of the Northern Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1503
Pope Julius ll takes throne
Pope Julius ll takes over Catholic church at the beginning of Roman Golden Age. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Pope Julius ll summons Michelangelo to paint a fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. -
Jan 1, 1517
Reformation movement begins
Martin Luther posts his Ninety Five Theses on door of a church in Germany, starting a movement that caused a split in Roman Catholic Church. -
May 6, 1527
The Sack of Rome
Imperial army attacks Rome. Symbolizes downfall of Italian Renaissance. -
Death of Elizabeth l
