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1347
black death hits Europe
wars and a sudden slump in trade immediately followed but were only of short duration. A more lasting and serious consequence was the drastic reduction of the amount of land under cultivation, due to the deaths of so many laborers. This proved to be the ruin of many landowners. this was important because this made a middle class because the peasants could move up and demand more money. -
1440
Printing Press
The printing press, machine by which text and images are transferred to paper or other media by means of ink. Although movable type, as well as paper, first appeared in China, it was in Europe that printing first became mechanized. The earliest mention of a printing press is in a lawsuit in Strasbourg in 1439 revealing construction of a press for Johannes Gutenberg and his associates. this was important because it made books cheaper and it made more people have the education they neded -
1451
Columbus
Columbus he visited North America five centuries earlier. Columbus made his transatlantic voyages under the sponsorship of Ferdinand II and Isabella I, the Catholic Monarchs of Aragon, Castile, and Leon in Spain. -
1495
Art Paintings
The Last Supper is a late 15th-century mural painting by Leonardo da Vinci housed by the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. It is one of the world's most recognizable paintings. it was fresco-secco painting and was made by leonardo da vinci -
1509
Art Paintings
The School of Athens is one of the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael. It was painted between 1509 and 1511 as a part of Raphael's commission to decorate the rooms now known -
1517
Luther's 95 Thesis
Luther's 95 Thesis was written because he wanted to go against the church because they were selling Indulgences -
Galileo's Telescope
In the fall of 1609, Galileo began observing them sky with instruments that magnified up to 20 times. In December he drew the Moon’s phases as seen through the telescope, showing that the Moon’s surface is not smooth, as had been thought, but is rough. In January 1610 he discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter. He also found that the telescope showed many more stars that are visible with the naked eye. this is important because it proved the point which led to the heliocentric theory
