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Jan 1, 1440
Guatenberg's Printing press
Johaness Gutenberg was the creater was the printing press. The printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface transferring the ink. Used for texts. It was bulit in 1440. It was introduced to Europe. -
Jan 1, 1447
Da Gama's voyage to india
Da Gama salied rounded the Cape of Good Hope.He was the first European to reach by sea.the ccomplished on his first voyage to India was 1497–1499.
Da Gama's discovery was significant and opened the way for an age of global imperialism.
European powers such as England the Netherlands and France were finally able to challenge and break Portugal's monopony.
Da ama landed in Calicut on 20 May 1498. The based mainly on trading along northern and coastal West Africa. -
Period: Sep 23, 1450 to
Renaissance, Reformation and exploration
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Jan 1, 1492
columbus lands in americas
Columbus led his three ships the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia. Where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. left his expedition becalmed until September 6. Columbus benefited from calm seas and steady winds that pushed him steadily westward. Columbus had discovered the southern trades . -
Jan 1, 1501
michelangelo's David statue
Michelangelo was the one who bulit the statue. the statue represented the Biblical hero David. it was crerated between 1501-1504. on 25 janurary 1504, -
Jan 1, 1513
Machiavelli writes the prince
The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. In 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus. However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. -
Jan 1, 1517
luther's 95 Theses
Marther Luther was a prest. The Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Godness power were written by Martin Luther in 1517 and are widely regarded as the initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. The disputation protests against clerical abuses, especially nepotism, simony, usury, pluralism, and the sale of indulgences. On the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg. -
Jan 1, 1517
da Vinci Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa in Louver in 1517.
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, , the most parodied work of art in the world" -
Jan 1, 1521
cortes conquers the Aztecs
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. Spanish arrival in Mexico a huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. -
Jan 1, 1545
council of trent
Council of Trent, 19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic church 1545–1563, highly important for its sweeping decrees on self-reform. Despite internal strife, external dangers, and two lengthy interruptions, the council played a vital role in revitalizing the Roman Catholic church in many parts of Europe. -
Jan 1, 1564
shakespeare born
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".
