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Sep 24, 1439
Gutenburgs Printing Press
The exact date of Gutenberg's press is unknown because of screw passes but Gutenberg was in fact, the man who invented an improved movable type mechanical printing technology. But because of making this new invetention, he had gone to debt and lots of it so therefore he had to go to trail. While on trial, scholars beleived that Gutenburg was able to make the the Gutenberg Bible. -
Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus lands in the Americas
Columbus video
He set sail with many ships such as the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina but October 12, he had fianlly reached land. He had found what were unknown back then but arent now as Cuba then he had found what was Japan. After finding Japan, he had established a small colony with 39 men. After this voyage, he was reconized as the first European to explore the Americas. -
May 20, 1498
Da Gamas Voyage to India
<a href='https://youtu.be/L5ogONsz21E' >Vascp da Gama's</In this voyage, he was sailing for the Portuguese crown. While sailing for that crown, he had priests for his crew, interpreters for communicating to Bantu and Arabic speakers and a store of gifts that was to attract Indian Rulers. This expedintion had many challenges for him , for example he had an arrow wound from natives in Southern Africa. Once Da Gama reached India, the gifts that Manuel were in no value for the Calicut’s ruler but in the end, he got to leave with some spices. -
Jan 1, 1503
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman. This paitning was made by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. He has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world". Many people have said that he painting of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo was made between 1503 and 1506. Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. -
Jan 1, 1504
Michelangelo's David Statue
David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created between 1501 and 1504. The statue is a 5.17-metre marble statue of a standing male nude. The statue represents David as a Biblical hero who was a favoured subject in the art of Florence. -
Sep 24, 1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
Niccoló Machiavelli, himself wrote The Prince in 1513, but it wasn't published until 1532, five years after his death. He wrote this book for political thought and to evoke strong a response but before writing this book, he was involved in a conspiracy and was thrown in prison, where he was tortured and threatened with execution for a long time. So therefore, it was for a plea that was a offered gift to Lorenzo de' Medici. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther's 95 Theses
In 1517 Luther posted a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling “indulgences” to absolve sin. His “95 Theses,” which talked about two central beliefs. These beliefs were about the Bible being the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds, that would eventaully would bother the Protestant Reformation. -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortes conquers the Aztecs
A men named Hernan Cortés invaded Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec Empire. He is known as one of the most well-known Spanish conquistadors. This is singnificant beacuse when a league army of Spanish forces and native Tlaxcalan warriors led by Hernán Cortés and Xicotencatl the Younger apprehend the emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire. -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento and Bologna, northern Italy, was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils.Described by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. Each meeting addressed a wide range of subjects, including scripture, the Biblical canon, sacred tradition, original sin, justification, salvation, the sacraments, the Mass and the veneration of saints. -
Apr 26, 1564
Shakespeare Born
His birthdate is unknown, but he was baptised 26 April 1564. William was an English poet, playwright, and actor, who was widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and a famous pre-eminent dramatist. Some of his work includes collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. Shakespeare made most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His playes were about comedies and histories.
