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476
Fall of Rome
The fall of Rome took place when many Europeans were killed and the Roman empire fell to Barbarians. -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta is signed and sealed by King John and allows the people to have more of a say rather than just the King. -
Jan 1, 1346
Black Death
The Black Death was a plague that spread around Europe wiping out about 1/3 of the population. -
Jan 1, 1440
Gutenberg Created the Printing Press
The Printing Press enabled many Europeans to be able to share and spread their ideas more efficiently because it made writing quicker than handwriting. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus discovers the America's and the whole western hemisphere. -
Apr 24, 1513
Ponce de Leon
Leon discovered Florida and is credited to making the oldest settlement on Puerto Rico -
Jan 1, 1517
Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci created the Mona Lisa which is one of the most famous pieces of art from the Renaissance. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther's 95 Theses
Martin Luther pinned the 95 Theses on the walls of the Catholic church to go against the indulgences they were trying to sell. -
May 25, 1521
Diet of Worms
Diet of Worms was a gathering in Germany when Luther was brought to a council to be decided whether he would have life or death for being a heretic. -
Jan 1, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Copernicus develops the Heliocentric Theory which stated that planets orbit the Sun rather than the Earth. -
Shakespeare
Shakespeare writes A Midsummer Nights Dream which is one of his most famous pieces and lead to more works being performed. -
Galileo
Galileo supports Nicolous Copernicus with the Heliocentric Theory by viewing that Jupiter had moons which meant that other things could be orbited besides the supposed Earth.
