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The Black Plague was a deadly disease that hit Europe around 1347-1351 and killed 1/3 - 1/2 of Europe's population
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Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 and finished around 1507. This painting is one of the most famous and uses perspective, realism and humanism.
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Michelangelo painted the Sistine chapel ceiling which took four years and lots of hard work to complete, and is still amazing today.
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Thomas Moore wrote the book Utopia in 1516 which illustrated humanitarian views.
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Martin Luther wrote 95 criticisms about the Catholic church and started the reformation.
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King Henry created the church of England because he was excommunicated from the Catholic church for going against the pope and divorcing his wife.
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John Calvin wrote the Institutes of Christian Religion further helping the cause of the Reformation.
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Ignatius formed a group of Christian men from the Catholic church and is called the Society of Jesus and is still going on today.
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John Knox brought freedom of religion to Scotland so they could break away from the Catholic church.
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Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet in what was believed to be around 1591 and 1594 but there is no known record. It is a very famous story and many people liked it. Shakespeare is cool.
