cw4 By yourmotherismywife 1300 The Italian communes employ powerful rulers 1320 Florence becomes the center of international finance Period: 1346 to 1353 The Black Death came around as a huge pandemic 1420 The second mining emperor moved the capital of China from Nanking to Perking 1444 The Battle of Verna broke out 1460 The Italians began adopting and consistently using oil paints 1477 Charles the Bald was killed in the battle 1503 Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1524 Verrazano explores the New England coast Period: 1547 to 1552 van IV was crowned as czar of Russia 1587 The queen of scots, Mary, was executed