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The Magna Carta was a peace treaty between the king and the rebels. And was signed by King John.
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The Black Death killed over 40% of Europe's population and changed Europe for a lifetime.
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Gutenberg invented the Printing Press which revolutionized Europe and the use of paper.
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Ponce de Leon led a European expedition for gold, but found what is now known as the United States.
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Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and found America.
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Michelangelo created the the second David after Donatello.
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Luther’s 95 Theses were made using the printing press, giving them the ability to spread all over Europe to get his message across.
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Copernicus was the founder of modern astronomy and developed the heliocentric theory.
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Galileo improved the telescope and was accused of heresy because his beliefs contrasted those of the Catholic Church.
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Shakespeare was an english writer who wrote Romeo and Juliet about two lovers broken up by their families.
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Kepler published Laws of Planetary Motion in 1609 and proved heliocentric theory correct.
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The Inquisition was the trial where Galileo was convicted of heresy due to the heliocentric theory.
