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Passed along on rat fleas; infection followed trade routes.
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Over 75-200 million people died; this was about 50-60% of the population.
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During this time, people started to invent and explore the possibilities and creativeness of the Renaissance.
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Johannes Gutenburg
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Leonardo Da Vinci portrays the scene of the Last Supper from the final days of Jesus as it is told in the Gospel of John 13:21, when Jesus announces that one of his twelve apostles would betray him.
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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The ceilings various painted elements form part of a larger scheme of decoration within the Chapel, which includes the large fresco, The Last Judgment on the sanctuary wall.
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The Ninety-five Theses is widely regarded as the primary start for the Protestant Reformation. The piece protests against clerical abuse, especially the sale of indulgences.
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For his refusal to recant his writings, the emperor declared him an outlaw and a heretic.
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The first version appears in 1513, using a Latin title. But the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death.
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Made by Henry VIII to recognize his marriage to Anne Boleyn and to allow the king to have divorces.
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English playwright; his plays are still performed to this day.
