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Period: 1095 to 1296
Crusades
A point in time where religious groups fought. -
1314
The Plague enters England
The Black death entered Europe in 1348. The Plague ravaged England for years and became second great epodemic. -
Period: 1347 to 1352
The Black Death
A deadly disease spread all through Europe and killed thousands. -
Period: 1400 to 1495
The Early Renaissance
A European Artistic, and cultural period of growth. -
Period: 1434 to
The Age of Exploration
People traveled very far east to explore the Earth. -
1455
Gutenberg prints the Bible
Johana Gutenberg prints 48 copies of the Gutenberg Bible in 1455. The Gutenberg Bible had been designed for liturgical usage in ecclesiastical settings. -
Period: 1496 to 1527
The High Renaissance
Artistic styles like humanism were becoming more popular and society was more artistic. -
1517
Martin Luther writes 95 Theses
Martin Luther writs his 95 theses and nails them to the wall. He was protesting against the people thinking they could pay to get into heaven and the church telling them that. -
Period: 1517 to 1555
Protestant Reformation
A religious reform in Europe. -
Period: Oct 31, 1517 to 1555
The Reformation
A religious reform movement -
1519
Leonardo Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci paints what most people consider the first humanist painting in the world. It now is still a very famous painting and sits in a museum. -
Period: 1527 to
The Late Renaissance
A period of time when artwork primarily focused on the human body. -
1532
Machiavelli publishes “The Prince”
Machiavelli published the Prince in 1532. He was expelled from political service by the Medici family and then wrote The Prince. -
Period: 1550 to
The Scientific Revolution
A time when people used logic to understand the world around them. -
William Shakespeare writes Hamlet
William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in 1602. Hamlet is about the ghost of the king of Denmark telling his son to avenge him. -
Galileo builds enhanced refracting telescope
Galileo was a part of a small group who studied telescopes. In 1609 Galileo constructed his own enhanced telescope. -
Issac Newton Invents Calculus
Isaac Newton changed the world when he invented calculus. He invented it in 1655.