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Jan 1, 1096
The First Crusade and the Second Crusade
The First Crusade started in 1096 and stretched to 1099. They went through the Byzantine Empire, destroying it as they passed. home. The Second Crusade stretched from 1147 to 1149. In the Second Crusade, when they had successfully conquered Constantinople and the holy land easily many crusaders went home, bringing things from the conquered regions back to Europe. -
Jan 1, 1099
THE CRUSADES AND WHY IT BEGAN
[Link](www.history.com/topics/crusades)The Crusades were a holy war between Muslims through Christians over the holy land, Jerusalem. At the time the holy land was under the Muslim religion, and the Christians wanted it for themselves. The Crusades took over many of the cities on the Mediterranean Sea and they also constructed castles around the Holy Land for protection. -
Jan 1, 1300
The Renaissance
The renaissance started in the 1300 CE and stretched to the 1600 CE It was a rebith of Greco-Roman ideas in Europe. It started from a cultural movement in Italy, and ended the Middle Ages. They focused on humanism(focussing on human potential). It spread many ideas in both art, science, and medicine. It happened due to many soldiers coming home from the Crusades, and bringing home many ideas and innovations from countries that came from Middle Eastern countries. -
Jan 1, 1455
The Invention of the Printing Press
The process of printing press was created by Johann Gutenburg in Germany. Printing Press spread rapidly, and the expeditious effect of the printing press was to multiply the production and reduce the costs of books. About half a million books were in movement by 1500(religious works, Classics from Rome and Greece, and etc). Printing encouraged the literacy of lay people having a deep impact on their private lives. The Protestant Reformation would have failed if it wasnt for the printing press. -
Jan 1, 1501
Michelangelo's David
Michelangelo was 26 years old when he was one of the most famous and best paid artist in his days. The sculpture basically represents David from the Old Testament of the Bible. It was based on Greek and Roman statues, and he was able to create such a realistic sculpture. -
Jan 1, 1501
Martin Luther Provocates the Church
Martin Luther wrote the 95 theses because he did not agreee with the ways of the Church. The 95 theses were the intial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his 95 theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle church. Luther was one of the first people to challenge the church inspiring many people. -
Jan 1, 1505
Leonardo Da Vinci
(http://www.history.com/topics/leonardo-da-vinci)Leonardo Da Vinci was an architect, painter, invertor, and a student of all scientific things. He optimized the term ''Renaissance man'' because he had many talents or areas of knowledge. Da Vinci's creations were actually recorded in pages of notes. This included designs for war machinery, anatomy, and etc. -
Jan 1, 1513
Machiavelli's The Prince
Niccolo Machiavelli is best recognized for writing the Prince, which was a handbook or guidebook on ruling which was based oon his experience(when he worked for the government). Due to printing press, many people were able to read it. The Prince had an influence on rulers and philosophers(history). -
Jan 1, 1543
Copernican Theory
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who put forth the theory that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth revolves annually around the Sun. Galileo Galilei later came in, he supported the Copernican Theory. He invented the telescope and also discovered that copernicus was right. The Church later accused him, but he had evidence to prove them wrong. -
The Scientific Method
Sir Francis Bacon developed a method for philosophers to use in weighing the turthfulness of knowledge known as scientific method. He wanted to test potential truths, so he devised a method in which scientists set up experiments in order to manipulate nature, and he tried to prove that their hypotheses was wrong. Scientific Method is a step by step method to ask answer specific questions.
