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shakespeare born
william shakesspeare wrote different tyoes of plays and poems.his plays and poems where printed in 1594. He was born in London i believe and he wrote plays and stuff like that to give a more visual feeling on acting and writing. -
Feb 3, 1468
Gutenberg's Printing Press
The Printing Press was more like a printer back then. Many people used it, for example if they wanted to print out something for the newspaper they could use the printing press to send it out to people in the town. It was also introdued to the Holy Roman Empire to the West. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the americas
Columbus was an explorer who "discovered" the Americas. He wanted to find out if there was another world one the other side of the globe. He was also a nevigator. Columbus moved to Spain soon after he discovered Asia. -
May 20, 1497
Da Gama's voyage to India
Vasco Da Gamas sailed from Lisbon in 1497, to reach India and open a sea route from Europe to the east. By the time Vasco da Gama returned from his first voyage to India in 1499, he had spent more than two years away from home, including 300 days at sea. Only 54 of his original crew of 170 men returned with him the rest died of an illness. -
Oct 1, 1501
Michelango's David Statue
The Sculpture of David was made from Michelanglo in in 1501 to 1504. The meaning of the staute is of the story of David and Goliath is a biblical one. It is now located in Italy. -
Oct 1, 1513
Machvelli writes The Prince
Machiavelli was born in Florence on May 3, 1469. The Prince, was written in 1513 but only published after his death. he wrote The Prince in efforts to endear himself to the ruling Medici family in Florence. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther's 95 theses
Luther was the man who invented the 95 theses. He invented those 95 theses because he wanted to change people outlook on God. Luther objected to the corrupt practice of selling indulgences. The 95 theses was a list of questions and propostitons for debate. Luther hung the document on the door of the church to announce the documents he was doing. -
Oct 1, 1519
Da Vinci"s Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci, the famous Italian artist, between 1504 and 1519, and is a half body commission for a woman named Lisa Gherardini. it is known to be the most stuidied piece of artwork ever. It is now at the French Republic and it hangs on a display in Paris. -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortes conquers the Aztecs
In March 1519, Cortes landed at the town of Tabasco, where he learned from the natives of the great Aztec civilization. Cortes and some 400 soldiers then marched into Mexico, they ran into a native woman known as Malinche, who served as a translator. In November 1519, Cortes and his men arrived in Tenochtitlan. After hs war he kept continuing to bulid mexico. -
Oct 1, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was held in northern Italy. They were held by Romans in the Roman Church. The Councils basically made rules or laws of the town and was more like a court room.
