Renaissance Timeline, KS, Period 1

  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    The Crusades

    The Crusades was a time period where the Christians and the Muslims went to war to gain land for holy sites. Totaling out to 8 major Crusade expeditions.
  • 1097

    Siege of Antioch

  • 1099

    Siege of Jerusalem

  • 1148

    Siege of Damascus

  • 1347

    Black Death arrives in Europe

  • Period: 1347 to 1353

    Black Death

    The Black Death manifested three different forms in Europe. This epidemic caused the diseased to become sick with a fever, chills, headache, shortness of breath, hemorrhaging, bloody sputum, vomiting and delirium.
  • Period: 1400 to 1495

    Early Ren

    The Early Ren was the shift in art the art was more humanistic. During this time workers intensified their knowledge of architecture, philosophy, theology, mathematics, science, and design.
  • Period: 1450 to

    Age of Exploration

    The Age of Exploration was an era when Europe explored Africa, Asia, and America looking for cheap gold, spices, and other sources of wealth. The Europeans sailed around the world trading goods changing the world forever.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus lands in the Caribbean

  • 1494

    Portugal claims Brazil

  • Period: 1495 to 1527

    High Ren

  • Period: 1517 to

    Protestant Reformation

    The Protestant Reformation was a religious movement for change in Europe starting in the 1500s. The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31,1517 after he published his 95 theses.
  • 1519

    Hernan Cortés lands in Mexico

  • Period: 1527 to

    Late Ren

  • 1533

    Henry VIII marriage annulment

  • Period: 1550 to

    Scientific Revolution

  • Pilgrims board the Mayflower