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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Renaissance
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Jan 1, 1440
Johannes Guteenburg invented the printing press
Not long after he started to publish books and Bibles so that people could read what others had to say. Without this it would be really hard to find books to read and to practice reading new things. Now there are lots of books being printed by the printing press. People are able to read books and some people like to read and instead of writing up a 60,000 word book, they can print it. This means that we have to spend less time writing books and we can spend more time with our family and friends. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean on October 12th 1492
After a long journey across the Atlantic Ocean he landed in what he thought was India. I think that the change it made helped people expand territories. It also made people keener on “discovering” the new lands which let us know more about the world. It has made a huge difference to us because now the America’s are a big part of your lives. We get food, clothing and other imports from them. They are home to many of the world’s population (e.g. refugee’s, lots of college students, and businesses, -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo de Vinci painted the Mona Lisa between 1503–1519
The Mona Lisa was a picture of a woman; she also had a small smile which makes it mysterious. It is the most famous painting in the world. Leonardo used shading so that the picture looked 3 dimensional. This technique made the picture look more realistic. -
Jan 1, 1520
Martin Luther created his 95 Theses in 1520
Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church in Germany to complain about the problems of the Church. Then he was put into the Inquisition and called a heretic for doing this even though lots of people agree with him. Today people are still using the religion he made so that means that people cared and agreed. People listened to him and today that is one of the reasons that there are many different types of Christianity. Now people can make their own ideas about the bible. So if he -
Jan 1, 1533
In 1533 Henry the 8th became the head of the English Church
He made a new version of Christianity that was much like Catholicism except they could divorce. He then divorced his first wife to marry another. He made himself the head of the Church of England. It changed the way people thought because now they could divorce and remarry if they are christens. People in the modern day are divorcing more than ever. People are remarrying as well. People are still using the version of Christianity that King Henry had created because they are Christens just they a -
Jan 15, 1559
Queen Elizabeth the first was crowned queen of England
Queen Elizabeth the first ruled England without asking for 45 years and proved to the world that woman are just as strong and smart as men are if they receive the same education. It was a big accomplishment for someone in her time to do because of all the illnesses and deaths. Now people know that women are smart and brave and can be as successful as any man. Women can get the same jobs and can do just as well because they are treated the same as men. This means that now women aren’t p -
Samuel de Champlain made his first voyage to North America
In 1603, Champlain made his first trip to North America, to the St. Lawrence River to explore and establish a French colony in what is now modern day Canada. Soon after his 2nd visit he made a castle in what is now Quebec City. It would have been really different if he hadn’t found Canada. Now Canada is a really big place and lots of famous cities are there like Vancouver and Quebec itself. There are lots of people live in Canada. Quebec is a really popular city and it has a lot of history.
