GNST 500

  • Jan 1, 1350

    End of the First epidemic of the Black Plague

  • Nov 25, 1400

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  • Jan 1, 1439

    Council of Florance attempts to reconcile Catholic and Orthodox church

  • Jan 1, 1446

    Gutenburg Invents the printing press ***

  • Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to Turks; Scholory refugess brings Greek manuscripts to Italy

  • Jan 1, 1455

    First Bible is printed in Mainz Germany by Gutenburg using the printing press

  • Jan 1, 1473

    Construction of Sistine Chapel begins

  • Jan 1, 1480

    Sistine Chapel finished for Pope Sixtus XI

  • Jan 1, 1486

    Pico della Mirandola: Oritation on Man

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Colmbus discovers America ****

  • Jan 1, 1498

    Lenadro Da Vinci finishes the Last Supper ***

    Lenadro Da Vinci finishes the Last Supper ***
  • Jan 1, 1498

    Vasco da Grama lands in Italty

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Humanism Begins to spread: interest of Scientific Inquiry ***

  • Jan 1, 1505

    Leonadro da Vinci finishes painting the Mona Lisa

  • Jan 1, 1506

    Erasmus travles to England and is introduced to Humanism

  • Jan 1, 1508

    Michelangelo begins Sistine Chapel

  • Jan 1, 1509

    Erasmus : The praise of Folly

  • Jan 1, 1511

    Michelangelo finishes Sistine Chapel

  • Jan 1, 1513

    Machiavelli : The Prince

  • Jan 2, 1515

    Matthias Grunewald paints Crucifcation ***

  • Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More: Utpoia

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Luther Writes 95 Theses: Marks start of Challenge to Catholic church ****

  • Jan 1, 1519

    Death of Leanadro

  • Jan 1, 1521

    Reign of Pope Leo X ends (1513-1521)

  • Jan 1, 1521

    Excommunication of Luther by Pope Leo X ***

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Pesents War in Germany ****

  • Jan 1, 1524

    Erasmus: On Free Will

  • Jan 1, 1527

    Luther Translates Bible into German ***

  • Jan 1, 1534

    Church of Rome and England Seperate

  • Jan 1, 1534

    King of England, Henry VIII breaks with Catholic church ****

  • Jan 1, 1539

    ST Ignatius founds socitey of Jesus

  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus begins publishing scientific work of the Human Body ***

  • Jan 1, 1545

    Council to Reform Catholic Church begins at Trent

  • Jan 1, 1545

    Council of Trent initiates Counter-Refeormation ****

  • Jan 1, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg ends Lutheran and Catholic Wars in Germany ****

  • Jan 1, 1558

    Queen Elizabeth takes the throne in sucession to her Father King Henry VIII. Known as the Virgin Queen ****

  • Jan 1, 1559

    Pope Paul IV : Index of Prhibited books ****

  • Jan 1, 1564

    End of Counter - Reformation by Catholic Church ****

  • Jan 1, 1578

    First Celebraation of Thanksgiving in America

  • Jan 1, 1580

    Montique : Essays

  • Jan 1, 1580

    Francis Drake completes second navigation of the Globe

  • Dome in St. Peters Basicalla is complete

  • Shakespear has become an established player in the London theater scene. ****

  • Shakespear: Romeo and Juliet

  • Shakespear: Julis Ceaser *****

  • Emergence of Baroqe Art, a support campign of the Counter - Reformation ****

  • Galileo builds the first telescope ****

  • Authorized version of the bible

  • Shakspear dies

  • Francis Bacon: New Organ ****

  • St. Ignatius and St. Thersea of Avila are cannonized by the Catholic Church for contributions toward the reform ****

  • Descartes: Discourse on Method ****

  • Hobbes: Leviathan

  • Restoration of Monarchy in England

  • Great Plague of England

  • John Milton: Paradise Lost ***

  • Construction begins on the Palace of Versailles

  • Hudsons Bay company is founded

  • The Test Act is enacted by the church of England

  • Decleration of Rights Establishes England Consitutional government

  • Locke: Concerning Human Understanding

  • Neo-Classic Art sees a revival in Classical Greek Elements

  • Rococo Style emergs

  • First treaty of Stockholm is signed: Civil Rights

  • Edmond Hally is appointed as Astronmer Royal ***

  • The 3 year war begins in America

  • Pope: Essay on Man

  • Fredick the Great of Prussia begins reign ***

  • Dennis Diderot begins the Encylopedie ****

  • Rousseau: Emile, Social Contact

  • Beccaria: on Crimes and Punishment

  • Jesiuits dIsbanded ***

  • Smith: The Wealth of Nations

  • American Decleration of Independence

  • America and Britian sign peace trearty recongising America as Soverign state

  • Collaspe of French Economy: Riots

  • Begging of the French Revolution

  • Kant: Critque of Judgement ****

  • Paine: Rights of Man

  • Reign og Terror in France ****

  • Industrilaztion on England begins

  • Industrilaztion of France and Beligum begin

  • Marx: Communist Manifeto

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