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In the year 1438, the Incas thought that is was time to make their presence known. So that made the decision to call themselves an empire. They were an empire from 1438 to 1533
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In 1450, the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenburg. It revolutionized education and communication. The first product of the machine was the Gutenburg Bible.
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Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He had 12 siblings. He had 9 brothers and 3 sisters. But he also had 17 half siblings. His father's name was Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci and his mother's name was Caterina da Vinci.
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For all of his life Leonardo da Vinci had interests besides art. He took classes and studied on his own about things like music, swordsmanship, mechanics, human and animal anatomy, engineering, weaponry, and even river re-channeling.
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In 1453, the Turks invaded Constantinople and took over the city. Because of this it was the end of the Byzantine Empire. This was the beginning of the Ottoman Empire.
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Ivan the Great was born in 1400. He was the grand prince of Moscow. Eventually he became king and changed his title from king to czar.
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When da Vinci was 17 years old he was sent to Florence, Italy by his father. This was when his father took notice of Leonardo's artistic talent. So he sent him to Florence to apprentice under a master.
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At just twenty years old da Vinci was a master artist. He actually started to make a living off of his paintings. This is when he started to become a full time artist.
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In 1476, Leonardo was charged with the crime of sodomy. This crime was punishable by death or exile a the time. But the next two years of his life are undocumented so we don't know what happened to him then.
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In 1481, da Vinci left Florence for the city of Milan. When he got there he was instantly hired by Ludovico Sforza. Unfortunately, the job didn't pay very well for da Vinci.
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This is when da Vinci was making a lot of money off of his artistic work. He began an important movement in the art world. It was called the Renaissance and every artist began to paint in the new art style that da Vinci led.
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Christopher Columbus was sent by Spain on a cross ocean journey. Columbus ended up discovering America. He also discovered South America.
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After living 12 years in Milan, da Vinci moved back to Florence. This is when he started one of his most significant friendships in his life which lasted 25 years. He apprenticed a young boy who he nicknamed "Little Satan". He even left a vineyard for Little Satan in his will.
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In 1497 Vasco de Gama needed a way to get to India. So he sailed all the way around Africa to get there. He established a Portuguese colony there.
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In 1503 a woman walked into Leonardo's workshop and asked to be painted. Leonardo accepted and began his painting immediately. This painting is what we know as the Mona Lisa. This painting took three years to finish.
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On May 2, 1519, Leonardo da Vinci passed away. He was only 67 at the time. When people learned of his death they were worried that art wouldn't be the same without new work from him.
