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Dec 7, 1300
Renaissance begins
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Period: Dec 8, 1300 to Dec 8, 1550
Renaissance
[Renaissance](http:///www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/)' >Renaissance</a> -
Dec 7, 1456
Gutenberg prints the Bible
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Dec 8, 1492
Columbus sails to the Americas
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Dec 8, 1492
Isabella and Ferdinand retake Granada from Muslims-Reconquista
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Dec 8, 1497
daGama sails around Africa on his way to India
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Dec 7, 1506
DaVinci finishes the Mona Lisa
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Dec 7, 1515
Michaelangelo completes the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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Dec 7, 1517
Martin Luther
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Dec 8, 1519
Cortez lands in Mexico
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Dec 8, 1545
Catholic Reformation Council of Trent