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The last Roman emperor, is overthrown by Odoacer, the first German ruler of the Area.
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The First of Crusade of Europe was launched, and became the first of many such journeys based on political propaganda against Muslim "cruelty."
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The Magna Carta, one of the first official documents limiting the king's power, was created and became the basis for multi-person governments.
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The Black Death, the largest pandemic in European history, hit; killing 1/3 of the population of the continent.
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Gutenberg invents the printing press, which completely changes the culture and society of Europe.
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In 1497, Amerigo Vespucci set off on his first voyage in the name of Spain. He was the first to discover what was later called "America," a landmass west of Europe that was NOT the eastern coasts of Asia, but in fact, an entirely new continent.
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The Last Supper, one of the most famous paintings of all time, is created by Leonardo da Vinci.
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This was the meeting of all Catholic and religious leaders to reform the church, and was the place where Luther was kicked out of the church.
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Ferdinand Magellan's ship, with 18 of its original 270 members, returns from its three years journey of traveling around the world.
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Nicolaus Copernicus, a German scientist during the Renaissance's Scientific Revolution, proposed that the sun was the center of the universe instead of the Earth, going against all theories of the time.
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Shakepeare, or the Bard was born. He is one of the most famous writers of all time and created dozens of works that are make him the second-most quoted person in the world.
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Isaac Newton, one of the pioneers in the study of gravity, proposed his ideas about how everything has gravity and attracts everything else. This is what keeps the planets in orbit and is the same forces that pulls everything down to earth.
