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Period: 1096 to 1291
The Crusades
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Period: 1300 to 1527
Renaissance
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Period: 1347 to 1353
The Black Death
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1348
The Plague enters England
The plague, after spreading through India, Asia, Africa and Europe, entered England in 1348. This plague severely effected England at the time killing many people and spreading or creating new "solutions" which they attempted to stop the plague with. -
Period: 1400 to 1495
The Early Renaissance
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Period: 1450 to
Age Of Exploration
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1454
Gutenburg prints The Bible
Gutenburg finishes the first copies of The Bible using his printing press. This helped the bible become more widely available and spread throughout. It allowed those less fortunate to be able to read and interpret the bible on their own. -
1492
Columbus sails to the Americas
Columbus makes his voyage to the Americas where he finds native Americans and discovers new territory for Spain and eventually the rest of the world. This leads to many future events in the New World fueled by European interference. -
Period: 1495 to 1527
The High Renaissance
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1498
Vasco da Gama sails around Africa and reaches India
Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Africa and reach India from Europe via the Cape of Good Hope. He landed and was able to trade in locales which had been what Europeans were trying to accomplish. -
Period: 1500 to
Scientific Revolution
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1503
Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci started painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. It later became famous due to various circumstances throughout the years. -
1513
Machiavelli writes "The Prince"
Machiavelli began writing the prince as a response to his expulsion from political service. The book represents his efforts to provide political guidance based on history and experience. -
1517
Martin Luther writes 95 Theses Siege of Jerusalem
Martin Luther wrote his 95 thesis, containing writings about the power and efficiency of indulgences. These theses started the beginning for the Protestant Reformation. -
Period: 1517 to
The Reformation
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Period: 1527 to
The Late Renaissance
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Galileo builds enhanced refracting telescope
Galileo constructed his first telescope in 1609. It was able to see Jupiter's biggest satellites along with Venus' phases and hills plus valleys of the moon.