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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance/Reformation/Exploration
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Apr 6, 1341
Francesco Petrarch
Francesco Petrarch is crowned Poet Laureate for his talent for unearthing classical writings. He was also named the father of humanism. This date may also be the start of the renaissance to some historians. -
Jan 1, 1347
The Bubonic plague begins
The bubonic plague was a disease that really wiped out europe's population, creating fear and panic work was decreased. -
Jan 1, 1350
The beginning of the renassaince
It happened in Italy right after the black death finished killing a third of the poulation. It meant rebirth as a means to discover literature and the creativity in human minds. -
Jan 1, 1401
Ghiberti wins competition to make bronze doors
The bronze doors are a valuable treasure to the renaissance. They were for the Florentine church and took 28 years to make.. -
Jan 1, 1420
Brunelleschi creates linear perspective
Brnelleschi made two panel paintings that created an optical perspective that looked similar to how humans view a place. This was innovative and helped some artists. -
Jan 14, 1429
Joan of Arc and the siege of New Orleans
Joan of Arc's first victory, also the turning point of the 100 years war between England and France. -
Jan 1, 1445
Johann Gutenberg
Johann is the one that invented the printing press. This has really helped people in that era to learn to make things with letters. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Colombus land in Carribean
Convinced he has reached east asia colombus lands in the carribean and opens it to other european explorers. -
May 4, 1493
Line of demarcation divides world between spain and portugal
In order to keep peace Pope Alexander VI sets a line between Portugal and Spain. Both have the same rights. -
Jun 7, 1494
Portugal claims Brazil
Spain has continued to calim a lot of land in south america. In the treaty of Tordesillas portugal gets Brazil and European settlers move there to farm. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India
Da Gama reaches India after going around africa. He returns with a bunch of spices. It shows people can go to asian markets by boat. -
Apr 25, 1507
German guy names new world america.
This guy read colombus' reports and decided to name it america and the carribean islands the west indies. -
Jan 1, 1513
Niccolo Machiaveli writes the prince
The Prince was a very diabolical guide to being a dishonest and deceiving ruler. It also shows how to maintain control of foreign lands. Probably one of the more remembered books. -
Jan 1, 1514
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
Tis is an example of high renaissance art. This is a large fresco that depicts a lot of things and shows many truths as well as hidden messages about certain personnel. -
Jan 1, 1517
The Reformation begins
Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of a church and it ignites a movement that enormous split in the catholic church. -
Jan 1, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci dies
Probably the most remarkable individual of the renaissance having died as a painter, sculptor, engineer and a scientist. He helped the growth of science. -
Feb 15, 1519
Hernan Cortes land in mexico
Spanish explorer and conquistador lands in Mexico with 600 men. Although they are outnumbered they still beat the aztecs. -
Jan 15, 1522
Vittoria completes circumnavigation of globe
After three years Vittoria finishes the circumnavigation of the globe. -
Aug 29, 1533
Francisco Pizarro kills last inca emperor
Inspired by Cortes he decides to go to peru and capture the inca emperor and executes him. -
Jan 14, 1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII became the head of the church in england so he could marry Anne Boleyn. -
Jan 1, 1536
John Calvin's institutes
John Calvin publishes Systematic Theology: Institutes of the Christian Religion. With his knowledge of god he makes this book. -
Jan 15, 1541
Calvin to the rescue
After Martin Luthers death Calvin was asked to bring morality back to the fallen cities to bring peace. -
Feb 18, 1546
Martin Luther dies
Martin Luther dies saying "We are beggars. That is true." He died at the age of 62 in Eisleben, Germany. -
Jan 1, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg
After fighting poorly Ferdinand had to negotiate and it settled the realtions with lutherans and catholics. Its provided that each prince of an empire couold choose between catholicism or Luthenarism. -
Jan 1, 1566
The council of trent
This council wasused to clarify and reform doctrine. In 1566 it refused to fulfill protestantism and led to the issuing of catechism. -
Jul 28, 1576
Martin Frobisher sees mainland in North America
Wanting to find a Northwestern passage between the Atlantic ocean and asia, he finds Labrador, Canada in North America. -
Jan 1, 1580
Book of Concord
The book of concor consists ten documents considered the holy scriptures of the Lutheran religion. -
Triangular trade
The triangular trade was a system that linked europe the americas and africa. They each traded a bunch of resourceful items. -
The thirty years war
This series of wars killed half of Germany's population and stopped when catholics and protestants finally decided to recognize the peace of augsburg. -
The reformation ends
Although it should have ended with the thirty years war it still kept going for many years. The Reformation was very important for religion and it finally ends.
