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Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon
He was the first great thinker of the scientific revolution who thought we should experiment instead of just believe. -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was the first document that gave average people rights and protection from a powerful monarch. -
Period: Jan 1, 1258 to
Islamic Empire
The Islamic empire introduced many revolutionary ideas to the Europeans during the Dark Ages. -
Jan 1, 1377
Brunelleschi
Brunelleschi created the dome for the Duomo and used incredible building techniques never before used in the Renaissance. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was an incredible Renaissance artist, but he also had many ideas that other inventors wouldn't think about for hundreds of years. -
Mar 9, 1454
Amerigo Vespucci
He was one of the first cartographers to prove that Brazil and West Indies did not represent Eastern Asia as previously thought. -
Feb 3, 1468
Gutenburg
The printing press invented by Gutenberg was the first form of social media that allowed people to share ideas across Europe. -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot
Under the commission of Henry VII John Cabot explored previously uncharted territory, as is referred to as one of the first explorers to do so. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther's 95 theses
The theses that Martin Luther nailed to the church were some of the first acts of independence from the overpowering Catholic church. -
Jan 1, 1545
Counter Reformation
This was the period that the church went through where they made many reforms so that the church was more spiritual than political. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
He was an Italian scientist who made his own powerful telescope that allowed him to see farther than anyone else had before, like the mountains and valleys of the moon. His work caused an uproar and he was put on trial for heresy and was then forced to recant his beliefs. -
Apr 1, 1564
Shakespeare
Shakespeare introduced a new level of sophistication into literature, and evolved our understanding of literacy as well. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an English scientist that proposed a law of universal gravitation. His contributions were some of the most important and relevant even in science today.
