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Unit 1

By MadisenChild
  • 1095

    The Crusades

    The Church wanted to take back the Holy Land from the Arabs, known as the "Infidels." Soldiers return from the Crusades with ideas, goods, etc.
  • 1300

    Renaissance Begins

    Soldiers return from the Crusades, bringing with them new ideas. Food production, population, and trade increase in Europe. An interest in knowledge comes back. The Economy improves. This sets in motion the Renaissance or "Rebirth."
  • 1346

    The Black Death

    The Bubonic Plague, or the Black Death, is passed from fleas to humans. The fleas who had the Black Death hopped on rats, which hopped onto trade ships. That means the plague followed trade routes. 75-200 million people were killed by the disease. It took nearly 200 years to repopulate Europe. After 1353, the plague would show up in places from time to time until the 19th century.
  • 1415

    Art

    In 1415, a new technique called perspective is applied to Renaissance art. Other techniques include imitation of nature and landscape. Famous artists include Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo in Italy, as well as Jan Van Eyck and Roger Van der Weyden in Northern Europe.
  • 1450

    The Printing Press

    The printing press is perfected by Johannes Gutenburg. The first book printed was the Bible, printed in German. This angered the church because now everyone had the ability to read and interpret the Bible however they wanted. Authors began writing in the Vernacular. Well known authors include Dante (The Divine Comedy), Machiavelli (The Prince), and William Shakespeare (Hamlet).
  • 1517

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther, a Catholic monk, sees the problems in the church and wants to fix them. He writes the 95 Theses and nails them to the church door. He started the first protestant religion, Lutheranism. It spread through Germany and Scandinavia and is still around today.
  • 1517

    Problems in the Church

    Popes and other leaders start to get involved in political matters and stop trying to meet the spiritual needs of their followers. They start selling Indulgences, which are a slip of paper that saves your soul from Purgatory or Hell.
  • 1519

    Calvinism

    John Calvin converts to Protestantism at age 25. He thinks the Catholic church has strayed from the original Christian church. He believes that everyone can choose good or evil, but most choose evil. He sets up a government in Geneva based on his beliefs.
  • 1523

    Anabaptists

    The Anabaptists believed in adult baptism because babies had no choice in the matter. They believed in equality, had no church hierarchy, and lived communally. Anyone in the community could be the minister. Today they are known as the Amish or the Mennonites.
  • 1534

    Church of England

    Henry VIII wanted a divorce from his wife,Catherine of Aragon, because she didn't produce a son. After killing her and his second wife, Anne Boleyn, he writes the Act of Supremacy and declares himself head of the Church of England. It was very close to Catholicism, but his son Edward VI changed it to a more Protestant doctrine