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Period: 1347 to 1352
The Black Death
The Black Death was a plague pandemic that devastated medieval Europe between 1347 and 1352. The Black Death killed approximately 25-30 million people. The disease originated in central Asia and was brought to the Crimea by Mongol warriors and traders. -
Period: 1400 to 1500
Renaissance
Is the name given to a broad cultural movement that occurred in Western Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its main exponents are in the field of the arts, although there was also a renewal in the sciences, both natural and human. -
1440
Imprent
Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press. Revolutionized the manufacturing of books, and also the studies of the arts and sciences.