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Jan 1, 1347
Bubonic Plague Begins
Devastating disease that went through Europed -
Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance begins
Renaissance was a cultural movemen that went from the 14th century to the 17th century -
Jan 1, 1413
Brunelleschi Creates Linear Perspective
He is famous for creating two paintings that were made with linear perspective. -
Oct 12, 1428
Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans
Also known as the Maid of Orleans. First major victory in the hundreds year war -
Aug 15, 1439
The Printing Press is invented by Johann Gutenberg
Printing press was used to print ink onto cloth or paper -
Aug 1, 1464
Cosimo de Medici Dies
Cosimo was the first of the Medici political dynasty -
Jan 1, 1478
Spanish Inquisition Begins
The spanish inquisition was used to maintain catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms -
Jan 1, 1486
Sandro Botticelli Paints the Birth of Venus
Botticelli had to paint this for the Medici Family. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus discovers the America's
Colombus sailed across the ocean and discovered the America's -
Jan 1, 1495
Da Vinci paints the last supper
Was a fifteenth century mural painting -
Jan 1, 1510
Raphael paints the School of Athens
Painted as Raphaels commision to decorate the walls in the palace of the vatican -
Jan 1, 1512
Michelangelo paints the sistine chapel
Invited by the pope to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -
Jan 1, 1512
Machiavelli writes the Prince
Machiavelli writes a novel called the prince. It contains a number of maxims concerning politics. -
Jan 1, 1514
Thomas More Utopia
Thomas More writes a book called Utopia. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther 95 Theses
Regarded as the initial Catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1524
Start of European wars of Religion
all of these wars were fought because of the religious change during this time period -
Aug 25, 1530
Ivan The Terrible is Born
he became the tsar of Russia -
Jan 1, 1533
Henry the VIII of england excommunicated
Excommunicated from the church because of several arguments with the pope about his marriage -
Aug 15, 1534
Jesuit Order
Was founded by Ignatius Loyola. -
Jul 12, 1536
Desiderius Erasmus dies
Was a dutch renaissance humanist. -
Jan 1, 1543
Scientific Revolution / Coppernicus
it was the dawning of modern day science during the early modern period -
Jan 1, 1557
Spain Declares bankruptcy for the 1st time
First Country to declare bankruptcy -
Jan 15, 1559
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
was the queen of England from 1559 till 1603 -
Aug 23, 1572
Saint Bartholomews Massacre
Massacres held in France. Targeted group of assassinations followed by mob violence -
Edict of Nantes
Edict seperated civil from religious unity
