Theworld

West and the World

By thebeesbumble
  • Jan 1, 1348

    Bubonic Plague begins

    Bubonic Plague begins
    A virus that spread throughout Europe on rats. It killed a lot of people.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Renaissance begins

    Renaissance begins
    The renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Italy.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective

    Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective
    early 1400's
    Filippo Brunelleschi was an architech and engineer that discovered perspective.
  • Jan 1, 1412

    Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans

    Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans
    1412-1431
    This was Joan of Arc's first major sucess in military battle.
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press

    Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press
    He was a blacksmith, goldsmith, and a publisher who introduced the printing press to Europe.
  • Aug 1, 1464

    Cosimo de Medici dies

    Cosimo de Medici dies
    He was the first of the Medici political dynasty.
  • Sep 27, 1480

    Spanish Inquisition begins

    Spanish Inquisition begins
    Was a tribunal established by Catholic Monarchs.
  • Jan 1, 1486

    Sandro Botticelli paints Birth of Venus

    Sandro Botticelli paints Birth of Venus
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus discovers the America's

    Columbus discovers the America's
    Colubus was trying to get to Asia. The trip was taking so long that him and his crew almost turned around.
  • Jan 1, 1495

    da Vinci paints The Last Supper

    da Vinci paints The Last Supper
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Raphael paints The School of Athens

    Raphael paints The School of Athens
  • Jan 1, 1512

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

    Machiavelli writes The Prince
    This book explaines how to rule like sixtenth-century Florance.
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More Utopia

    Thomas More Utopia
    This is a book that contains characters that correspond to biographical background of actual historical people.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther 95 Theses

    Martin Luther 95 Theses
    Luther was a monk, preist, professor of theology. He created the 95 theses that is widely regarded as the initial catalyst for the protestant reformation.
  • Jan 1, 1533

    Ivan the Terribble is born

    Ivan the Terribble is born
    Ivan ruled with and iron fist and many believed him to be mentally ill.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Jesuit Order founded by Ignatius Loyola

    Jesuit Order founded by Ignatius Loyola
    Jesuit order was a group of people spreading the religious word and influenced Roman Catholics today.
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Henry VIII of England excommunicated

    Henry VIII of England excommunicated
    He was excommunicated because he wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine, and marry Anne. It is said that the only reason he married Catherine is to form a bond with Spain.
  • Jul 12, 1536

    Desiderius Erasmus dies

    Desiderius Erasmus dies
    He was a humanist, catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Scientific Revolution/ Copernicus

    Scientific Revolution/ Copernicus
    During an advancement in the sciences, mathamatics, etc. Copernicus discovered that the world was not the center of the universe.
  • Jan 1, 1557

    Spain declares bankruptcy for the first time

    Spain declares bankruptcy for the first time
  • Jan 15, 1559

    Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

    Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
    Queen Elizabeth I was crowned queen.
  • Jan 1, 1560

    Start of the European Wars of religion

    Start of the European Wars of religion
    ca.
  • Jan 1, 1572

    Saint Bartholomew's Massacre

    Saint Bartholomew's Massacre
    A massacre that targeted Protestants.

  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes
    A law that was passed that granted religious liberty to Protestants.