West and the World

  • Bubonic Plague Begins
    Jan 1, 1347

    Bubonic Plague Begins

    Devastating disease that went through Europed
  • Renaissance begins
    Jan 1, 1350

    Renaissance begins

    Renaissance was a cultural movemen that went from the 14th century to the 17th century
  • Brunelleschi Creates Linear Perspective
    Jan 1, 1413

    Brunelleschi Creates Linear Perspective

    He is famous for creating two paintings that were made with linear perspective.
  • Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans
    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
  • The Printing Press is invented by Johann Gutenberg
    Aug 15, 1439

    The Printing Press is invented by Johann Gutenberg

    Printing press was used to print ink onto cloth or paper
  • Cosimo de Medici Dies
    Aug 1, 1464

    Cosimo de Medici Dies

    Cosimo was the first of the Medici political dynasty
  • Spanish Inquisition Begins
    Jan 1, 1478

    Spanish Inquisition Begins

    The spanish inquisition was used to maintain catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms
  • Sandro Botticelli Paints the Birth of Venus
    Jan 1, 1486

    Sandro Botticelli Paints the Birth of Venus

    Botticelli had to paint this for the Medici Family.
  • Columbus discovers the America's
    Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus discovers the America's

    Colombus sailed across the ocean and discovered the America's
  • Da Vinci paints the last supper
    Jan 1, 1495

    Da Vinci paints the last supper

    Was a fifteenth century mural painting
  • Raphael paints the School of Athens
    Jan 1, 1510

    Raphael paints the School of Athens

    Painted as Raphaels commision to decorate the walls in the palace of the vatican
  • Michelangelo paints the sistine chapel
    Jan 1, 1512

    Michelangelo paints the sistine chapel

    Invited by the pope to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  • Machiavelli writes the Prince
    Jan 1, 1512

    Machiavelli writes the Prince

    Machiavelli writes a novel called the prince. It contains a number of maxims concerning politics.
  • Thomas More Utopia
    Jan 1, 1514

    Thomas More Utopia

    Thomas More writes a book called Utopia.
  • Martin Luther 95 Theses
    Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther 95 Theses

    Regarded as the initial Catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.
  • Start of European wars of Religion
    Jan 1, 1524

    Start of European wars of Religion

    all of these wars were fought because of the religious change during this time period
  • Ivan The Terrible is Born
    Aug 25, 1530

    Ivan The Terrible is Born

    he became the tsar of Russia
  • Henry the VIII of england excommunicated
    Jan 1, 1533

    Henry the VIII of england excommunicated

    Excommunicated from the church because of several arguments with the pope about his marriage
  • Jesuit Order
    Aug 15, 1534

    Jesuit Order

    Was founded by Ignatius Loyola.
  • Desiderius Erasmus dies
    Jul 12, 1536

    Desiderius Erasmus dies

    Was a dutch renaissance humanist.
  • Scientific Revolution / Coppernicus
    Jan 1, 1543

    Scientific Revolution / Coppernicus

    it was the dawning of modern day science during the early modern period
  • Spain Declares bankruptcy for the 1st time
    Jan 1, 1557

    Spain Declares bankruptcy for the 1st time

    First Country to declare bankruptcy
  • Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
    Jan 15, 1559

    Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

    was the queen of England from 1559 till 1603
  • Saint Bartholomews Massacre
    Aug 23, 1572

    Saint Bartholomews Massacre

    Massacres held in France. Targeted group of assassinations followed by mob violence
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Edict seperated civil from religious unity