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Oct 1, 1347
Black Death in Europe
The black death arrived in Europe got there through the sea. When the ships showed up the people were surprised because most of the sailors were dead and the ones that weren't were dead. They made the ships leave but it was too late for the 5 years people died from the mysteries disease. -
Sep 1, 1350
Renaissance begins
It started at different times in different places so there isn't really a specific date that it started. Renaissance means "rebirth" and people had a new found passion for learning and art. Europe had previously witnessed catastrophic events such as the Black Death and war between England and France. There was a lot of death and despair and people were ready for a revival. -
Apr 1, 1436
pressJohannes Gutenberg- printing
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable/moveable wooden or metal letters. Th is method of printing can be credited not only for a revolution in the production of books. But for also for fostering rapid development in the sciences, arts and religion through the transmission of text. -
Aug 3, 1492
1st voyage of columbus
Columbus considered the natives his greatest find. He thought that a new slave trade could make his discoveries lucrative. Columbus was hugely disappointed a few years later when Queen Isabela, after careful thought, decided not to open the New World to slave trading. -
Sep 1, 1492
Naming the "new world"
Being a well educated man, he realized that this new world was not part of Asia, as some had initially thought. Being both entertaining and educational, his accounts of the new world were reprinted in almost every European language. He wrote those books in 1502 and 1504. -
Jul 1, 1497
Da Dama lands in India
He was a Portuguese explorer. The first European to reach India. The Portuguese explorer was not greeted warmly by the Muslim merchants of Calicut, and in 1499 he had to fight his way out of the harbor on his return trip home. -
Jun 1, 1504
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
This painting is problem the most famous painting in history. This painting set the standard for all future portraits. Still to this day there is no identity of the women. -
Nov 1, 1512
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine chapel
the majestic ceiling frescoes adorning Rome’s Sistine Chapel were unveiled to the public. Painted by a rising young sculptor named Michelangelo, they remain one of the Italian Renaissance’s most iconic masterpieces, with 5 million neck-craning tourists peering at their beauty each year. Below, check out seven surprising facts about the famous ceiling and the artist who painted it. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 theses
He was kicked out of the catholic church. He vowed to become a monk if he survived the storm. He became a monk and did not stop his studies. -
Sep 6, 1522
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
During a long, hard journey home, the people on the ship suffered from starvation, scurvy, and harassment by Portuguese ships. Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In command of five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa and then to Brazil, where he searched the South American coast for a strait that would take him to the Pacific. -
Sep 1, 1526
Slave trade across Atlantic
The transatlantic slave trade was responsible for the forced migration of between 12 - 15 million people from Africa to the Western Hemisphere from the middle of the 15th century to the end of the 19th century. forced transportation of at least 2-3 million Africans in that century. The largest numbers of Africans – almost 5 million – were imported into Brazil. -
Nov 15, 1532
Pizarro invades the inca empire
High in the Andes Mountains of Peru, the Inca built a dazzling empire that governed a population of 12 million people. Although they had no writing system, they had an elaborate government, great public works, and a brilliant agricultural system. In the five years before the Spanish arrival, a devastating war of succession gripped the empire. -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
There were 3 parts to the council of trent. France, too, preferred inaction, afraid of increasing German power. some bishops urged for immediate reform, and others sought clarification of Catholic doctrines -
Jun 1, 1549
Henry VIII founds Anglican Church
The name "Anglican" means "of England". The Anglican church, although it has apostolic succession, is separate from the Roman churchIn 1054 came the first major split from Roman administration of the church, when the Eastern Orthodox church and the Roman split apart. he Anglican Church evolved as part of the Roman church -
Elizabeth 1 becomes Queen of England
When she became queen in 1558, she was twenty-five years old, a survivor of scandal and danger, and considered illegitimate by most Europeans. She inherited a bankrupt nation, torn by religious discord, a weakened pawn between the great powers of France and Spain. She was only the third queen to rule England in her own right; the other two examples, her cousin Lady Jane Grey and half-sister Mary I, were disastrous. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
The site for Jamestown was picked for several reasons, all of which met criteria the Virginia Company, who funded the settlement, said to follow in picking a spot for the settlement. The site was surrounded by water on three sides and was far inland; both meant it was easily defensible against possible Spanish attacks. The water was also deep enough that the English could tie their ships at the shoreline - good parking! The site was also not inhabited by the Native population.
