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Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance Begins
The Renaissance, or "Rebirth" was a period in European history that marked the revival of classical learning and wisdom. Culturally, the Renaissance had a massive impact. During the Renaissance, Humanism rose up. Instead of devoting their lives to the church, people decided to try other things. The Renaissance also impacted art and the way we think of it. Cities and their residents gained enough money to make art and distribute it throughout Europe. -
Jan 1, 1440
Johannes Gutenberg Creates the Printing Press
During the 1440s, a man named Johannes Gutenberg created a device that would revolutionize the way we access and gain knowledge. Johannes created a device called the Printing Press. This device applied pressure to an inked pad onto a piece of paper, resulting in the ink being transferred to the paper. His press was capable of producing 3,600 pages per day. The printing press tremendously reduced the price of printing books and other written materials. This started the Printing Revolution. -
Oct 1, 1492
The Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery was when European adventurers and merchants ventured across the oceans, exploring different continents, colonizing the land, and trading with foreign countries. This changed the world in many ways. Politically, this caused many disputes over uninhabited areas that countries wanted to claim as their own. Economically, there were a lot of new resources that the European countries didn't have before. This caused prices of certain items to drop because numbers increased. -
Oct 30, 1510
The Reformation Begins
The Reformation was a massive movement in Western Christianity. During this time, reformers were challenging the Christian Church's rule and questioned the church's ability to define Christianity. A man named Martin Luther created a list of complaints called the 95 Theses. The Reformation had a significant impact on religion. The entire point of the reformation was to question the rule of the church. It was believed that the church was corrupt and shouldn't be in charge of teaching Christianity. -
Oct 31, 1510
The Reformation Begins (cont.)
The Reformation impacted Europe in many ways. One of which was in the political sense. Previously, the Christian Church had the most political power. Reformers didn't like this because, in their view, the church was extremely corrupt. Reformers had decided that the pope shouldn't have the power to alter the words of the bible. They believed that teaching Christianity and politics should be in the hands of bishops, pastors, and princes. -
Oct 31, 1517
The 95 Theses (Reformation)
The 95 Theses was a list of complaints to the church, published by Martin Luther. These complaints highlighted the fact that the Christian Church was selling indulgences, basically paying to have sins "removed" from their hypothetical record. Martin Luther intended to have a civilized debate with the leaders of the Christian Church to discuss this matter and hopefully get the church to stop selling indulgences. In Luther's mind, the church shouldn't have the power to get rid of sins.
