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Oct 14, 1347
Black Death beings in Europe
The Black Death started when Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black Sea. They had black boils that were sizing of eggs and apples, with blood and pus coming out them. -
Sep 16, 1350
Renaissance begins
The Renaissance started in Florence, Italy, towards the end of the middle ages. During this time people began to change their thoughts on life. -
Sep 16, 1436
Johannes Gutenberg - printing press
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with moveable wooden or metal letters. The printing press made it easier and faster to print out books. -
Aug 3, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
On Columbus 1st voyage he wanted to find a quicker route to China, having his voyage financed by the King and Queen of Spain. He set off with three ships the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María. But instead of going to China he found the islands of Juana (Cuba) and Hispaniola (Santo Domingo). -
Jul 12, 1497
Da Gama lands in India
Da Gama sailed from sailed from Lisbon on a mission to reach India. He sailed down the west coast of Africa and rounding the cape of good hope. He made numerous stops in Africa before reaching Calicut, India. -
Sep 14, 1499
Naming of the "new world"
Vespucci was a navigator who traveled to “the new world” in 1499 and 1502. Vespucci chose to write about his travels and his books, That everyone read. Martin Waldseemüller, a cartographer chose to make a new map that included the new world. mistakenly thought Vespucci was the first to discover this new land. -
Sep 16, 1500
Slave trade across the Atlantic
Slaves were coming all the way to American from Africa. 5,000 a year were being shipped to America. 6.3 million were shipped all together between 15th - 18th century. -
Sep 14, 1503
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
Pope Julius II hired Michelangelo to paint the ceilings of the Chapel. Before this time, Michelangelo had gained fame through his work as a sculptor, working on such great works as the Pieta and David. -
Sep 12, 1504
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
The Mona Lisa painted by the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer Leonardo da Vinci. Known as one of his best works. Painted during the time Da Vinci lived in Florence. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther posts 95 Theses
Martin Luther wrote a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling “indulgences” to absolve sin. -
Sep 20, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world"
Magellan set sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. With five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to west Africa and then Brazil. He then later had come upon the Philippine islands, where died by a poisonous arrow. -
Nov 15, 1531
Pizarro Invades the Inca Empire
PIzarro came to present day north Peru with a small force of about 180 men and 30 horses. Taking advantage of a war between him the Incas. He and his compatriots toppled the ruler, Atahualpa, in 1532. Over the next several decades the Spanish suppressed several Inca rebellions, achieving complete control by 1572. -
Sep 20, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was the council of the Roman Catholic Church. Reacting against the Protestants, it reaffirmed traditional Catholic beliefs and formulated the ideals of the Catholic Reformation. -
Jan 1, 1559
Elizabeth becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth took the crown after the death of her sister. At the time her country was at war with France. She earned the nickname Bloody Mary for ordering the execution of 300 Protestants as heretics. -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
A group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. The first President of the new Virginia colony was to be Edward Maria Winfield. The other six council members were: Bartholomew Gosnold, Christopher Newport, John Martin, John Ratcliffe, George Kendall, and John Smith. -
Henry VIII founds Anglican Church.
The Anglican Church or the Church of England was founded by King Henry VIII. King Henry acted as its “Pope”. His first act was to further defy the wishes of Rome by funding the printing of the scriptures in English. The first English bible.
