Transition to the Modern World

By JoSpelk
  • brunelleschi dome
    1296

    brunelleschi dome

    the year that brunelleschi dome was started.
  • Black Plague
    1347

    Black Plague

    The Black Plague killed 1/3 of Europe.
  • brunelleschi dome
    1436

    brunelleschi dome

    the year brunelleschi dome was completed.
  • Printing Press
    1440

    Printing Press

    The year that Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press making the act of copying text easy, eventually helped spread the ideas of Martin Luther.
  • Discovery of the New World
    1492

    Discovery of the New World

    Columbus' discovery of the New World helped pave the way for other explorers like John Cabot, Ponce de Leon, Ferdinand Magellan, and Vasco de Balboa
  • Copernicus theory
    1508

    Copernicus theory

    The year Copernicus made a his own celestial model of the solar system that demonstrated the theory that the earth revolved around the sun.
  • Luther's 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Luther's 95 Theses

    The year that Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church going against the Church, starting the splits in religion.
  • Calvinism founded
    1519

    Calvinism founded

    The year that calvinism was founded and was one of the branch religions to stand up to the Church
  • Galileo's Telescope

    Galileo's Telescope

    The year that Galileo invented the astronamy telescope to prove his theory that the earth goes around the sun.
  • Shakespeare Death

    Shakespeare Death

    The day that Shakespeare died.