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Oct 1, 1347
Black Death begins in Europe
The black death started in Asia. It killed 1/3 or more of Europe's population. It was spread by fleas that were on rats that were on trade ships. -
Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance begins
The Renaissance was the beginning of the spread of culture. It was inspired buy the greeks and the romans. It was a time of art and a time when the church lost power and was questioned. -
Jan 1, 1440
Johannes Gutenberg - printing press
Johannes Gutenberg was an inventor he invented the printing press. The printing press made books more common and easy to acquire. This also dropped the price of books so the less rich could afford them. -
Aug 3, 1492
1st voyage of Columbus
Columbus was a sailor who set out to find a faster way to Asia by going west instead of traveling east. He was financially backed by king Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He found not Asia but what is now known as the indian islands. -
Jul 1, 1497
Da Gama lands in India
He was the first european to reach India through the atlantic ocean. Da He stopped at a lot of posts in Africa. Some of his crew stayed behind in India. -
Jan 1, 1502
Naming the "new World"
The new world was originally thought to be islands of india. Amerigo Vespucci found out that this was not India but a new undiscovered land. Therefore named it after himself as America. -
Jan 1, 1504
Da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"
Da Vinci was an amazing painter, scholar, and inventor. He painted the "Mona Lisa". Da Vinci also painted "The Last Supper". -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo begins painting Sistine Chapel
He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. His painting was very religious. The money that was used to paint the chapel was from indulgences from the pope. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther
Martin Luther wrote the ninety-five theses that he spread and encouraged the protestant reformation. A major thing he exposed were the selling of indulgences. He was supported by a large amount of people. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magellan starts his "around the world" trip
He crossed the pacific ocean. He discovered the strait of Magellan. He was trying to find a western sea route to the spice islands. -
Nov 15, 1532
Pizzaro invades the Inca empire
Pizzaro invaded the Inca empire looking for gold and silver. He had much more advanced equipment that gave the Inca no chance. After taking over the Inca and the Spanish colonized the area. -
Aug 29, 1533
Pizarro Invades the Inca Empire
Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador. He led the invasion of the Inca people. The Inca had no chance against him and his troops advanced equipment. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth 1st becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth was the daughter of king Henry. She resented her father because he had many wives. She became Queen because none of his wives ever produced a healthy male son. -
Jan 1, 1534
Henry the VIII founds Anglican Church
King Henry didn't want a religious rebellion so he made the religion of there country the same. The bulk of the population as catholic so if he made any changes they could rebel. The king founded the Anglican Church. -
Jan 1, 1545
Council of Trent
The council of trent was held by the church and it was to address corruption within the church and the Protestant reformation. In this the church agreed to not accept the Protestant religion. They also tried to cut down on indulgences but there was no way to immediately stop them all. -
Jan 1, 1550
Slave trade across Atlantic
Slave trade started in Africa were African leaders sold slaves to other countries. This happened even more when colonies in America stopped using native slaves. Some priests said they should transfer to African slaves because the natives were all being overworked -
Jamestown, colony in Virginia, founded
Jamestown was a colony settlement made by 104 english people. They were under the rule of king James. There settlement was the first permanent settlement in north america.
