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Feb 28, 1347
Bubonic Plague begins
The Bubonic plague devestated Europe's population during the dark ages. It created fear and panic amoung citizens and severely depleted the workforce. -
Jan 1, 1350
The Renaissance Begins
The Renaissance was an intellectual and artistic movement. Hummanism was created and religion was beginning to lose it's foothold on society. -
Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry sponsors Portugese Explorers
Prince Henry led the way in sponsoring exploration for Portugal. First, his navigators discovered and claimed the Madeira and Azores islands to the west and southwest of Portugal -
Jan 1, 1415
The Portuguese seize Ceuta, sparking interest in rounding Africa.
By the 1400s, Portugal is strong enough to expand into Muslim North Africa, and they seize the coastal city of Ceuta in 1415. Their victory inspires Prince Henry, later known as Henry the Navigator, to organize voyages along the western coast of Africa. -
Jan 1, 1440
Johannes Gutenburg invents the printing press
His printing press was the way of news in that time. It has inspired the news papers and the technolagy of today -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was a amazing sculpter and painter. He is most famous for his mona lisa painting. -
Oct 12, 1492
Colubus lands in the Caribian
On October 12th 1492 Christopher Columbus landed in theCaribbean’s. After a long journey across the Atlantic Ocean he landed in what he thought was India but later on found out it was not india but is know know as America. -
Jan 1, 1493
Columbian Exchange
Begining in 1493, Columbus brought nearly 1,200 settlers and a variety of European animals and plants. Europeans found new foods and transported them back to the Old World -
Jan 1, 1493
The Line of Demarcation divides the world between Spain and Portugal
Spain and Portugal press rival claims to the lands Columbus explores, and in 1493 Pope Alexander VI steps in to keep the peace. He sets a Line of Demarcation, which divides the non-European world into two zones. Spain has trading and exploration rights in all lands west of the line, while Portugal has the same rights east of the line. -
Jan 1, 1494
Spain and Porigul Compete
King John II was unhappy with the pope’s placement of the line. He believed that it favored Spain. So he demanded that the Spanish rulers meet with him to change the pope’s decision. In June 1494, the two countries agreed to the Treaty of Tordesillas/ -
Jan 1, 1494
Portugal claims Brazil
Although Spain continues to claim land in South America, a large region remains outside its empire. In the Treaty of Tordesillas, Portugal claims Brazil and issues grants of land to Portuguese nobles. European settlers move to Brazil to farm brazilwood and sugar. -
Jan 1, 1495
da Vinci paints The Last Supper
This is one of the most popular and most detailed painting from this time. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot lands on the east coast of North America
Hoping to find a northwest passage to Asia, explorer John Cabot sets out on a voyage from England. When he lands on the east coast of North America, he claims the land in the name of King Henry VII, mistakenly believing he is in Asia. -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding the southern tip of Africa. Although the Portuguese lose half their ships and many sailors die on the voyage, the venture is highly profitable and he returns with a cargo of spices. His voyage shows Portugal can access Asian markets directly, instead of through indirect overland routes. -
Jan 1, 1500
Spanish Settlers and Missionaries
In 1519, Hernan Cortes began an inland trek with 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons toward the Aztec capital,Tenochtitlan. Finally in 1521, Cortes and his Indian allies captured and demolished Tenochtitlan. -
Jan 1, 1501
Europeans Explore Foreign Lands
After Columbus’s first voyage, many explorers went to sea. Italian sailor
Amerigo Vespucci set out in 1501 to find a sea route to Asia. Vespucci realized that the land he saw on this voyage was not Asia. A German mapmaker was impressed by Vespucci’s account of the lands, so he named the continent “America” after him. -
Jan 1, 1512
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
Forced into painting by the Pope, Michelangelo painted 9 scenes from the old testament onto the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel. -
Jan 1, 1514
Machiavelli writes the Prince
Published after Machiavelli's death for fear of contraversey. -
Jan 1, 1520
Martin Luther’s Three Treatises
Martin Luther’s three treatises to the German people in 1520 -
Oct 31, 1520
The 95 theses where nailed to the church door
In 1520 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to the door of a church in Germany to complain about the problems of the Church. Alot of people agreed with Martin Luther. -
Jan 1, 1521
Diet of Worms
Luther appears at the Diet before Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to to answer charges of heresy. -
Jan 1, 1522
Publication of Luther’s Translation of the New Testament
Luther’s publication of the New Testament into common German was a watershed moment for the Reformation in Europe. He was followed by William Tyndale’s work on the New Testament in 1526 and by a host of other common-man translations in other countries. -
Jan 1, 1522
German Bible
While at the Wartburg castle, Luther works on a translation of the Bible into German -
Jan 1, 1526
William Tyndale translate the bible the english
publishes a translation of the New Testament in English. -
Jan 1, 1534
The Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII’s institution of the Church of England and his positioning of himself as the head of the Church was the beginning of a long and checkered history of Reformation in England. -
Mar 31, 1542
The Inquisition
In their edict of expulsion, issued on March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella announced their "decision to banish all Jews forever from the precincts of Our realm." Ordered, on pain of death, to leave within four months, the Jews were permitted to take their personal belongings, except for gold, silver, coined money, or jewels. -
Jan 1, 1550
Commercial Revolution
The commercial revolution was the opening of direct links with Asia, Africa, and the Americas that had far-reaching economic consequences for Europeans and all their colonies. Inflation rapidly increased because of the sharp increase in money available. -
Jan 1, 1559
Calvin’s Institutes
John Calvin’s systematic theology The Institutes of the Christian Religion formed the basis for the adoption of Reformed theology in Europe and America. -
Jan 1, 1572
St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
The Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots that lasted for several months claimed the lives of thousands of French Protestants. -
The Edict of Nantes
This innovative act of tolerance formed the basis for the modern-day secular society of freedom of religion.
