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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renassance Period
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Feb 6, 1347
Black Death
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people -
Jan 1, 1350
Renaissance Period
The Renaissance period was a time of new birth. It brought about new change in politics, culture, economics and society -
Feb 6, 1400
Humanism
A intellectualmovement during the renaissance that emphasized the study of their own time using the classical culture of Greece and Rome. They emphasized worldly issues instead of religious issues -
May 6, 1412
St. Joan of Arc
St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France.she heard voices: those of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret.told Joan to go to the King of France and help him reconquer his kingdom. -
May 8, 1429
The siege of Orleans
St. Joan of Arc After overcoming opposition from churchmen and courtiers was given a small army with which she raised the seige of Orleans She then enjoyed a series of spectacular military successes, during which the King was able to enter Rheims and be crowned with her at his side. -
Feb 6, 1445
The inventingof the printing press
Johann Gutenberg's invention of the printing press revolutionized the study of sciences and arts. It also helped to create books less expensively allowing more people to buy reading material -
Feb 6, 1478
Spanish Inquisition
the pope, Sixtus IV, allows Ferdinand and Isabella to establish a special branch of the Inquisition in Spain to get rid of jews and muslims or any groups considered to be heretics
Such Jews are referred to as marranos Their conversion is the result of anti-Semitic violence during the previous century. To escape the likelihood of death at the hands of Christian mobs, many Jews accept baptism. But a considerable number continue to practice judaism -
Feb 6, 1486
Birth of Venus
One of the most famous pieces of art during the Renaissance created by Sandro Botticelli. It was a landmark in century italian painting. The painting was also controversial during that time period because of the provacative nature of the painting -
Feb 7, 1492
Columbus sails the ocean blue
In 1492 Columbus discovers theAmericas, though it was at first thought that he had arrived in India. This discovery led to the creation of America and the western world as we know it today -
Feb 6, 1494
Italian Wars
A series of conflicts that arose due to dynastic disputes over the Duchy of Milan and the Kingdom of Naples.It was a continent-wide struggle for power between France and Spain. -
Feb 6, 1500
Height of the Renaissance
The Renaissance life style reached its peak in Europe during the 1500's. People turnedfrom agricultural era to a urban society -
Feb 7, 1512
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was orced by the Pope, 9 scenes from the old testaments were painted onto the walls and ceilings of the chapel by Michelangelo. It took him 4 years to finish the work of art and left him partially crippled -
Feb 10, 1514
Machiavelli Writes the Prince
Considered to be one of the earliest works of modern philosophy, it was published after Machiavelli’s death for fear of controversyItaly at that time became the scene of intense political conflict. The city-states of Florence, Milan, Venice, and Naples fought for control of Italy, as did the papacy, France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire.One of his goals in writing The Prince was to win the favor of Lorenzo de’ Medici, then-governor of Florence and the person to whom the book is dedicated; Mac -
Feb 5, 1517
Martin Luther 95 Theses
Martin Luther posted his concerns of the church on there front door this caused his excommunication, he later created another form of christianity known as protestant -
Feb 7, 1534
The Act of Supremacy
The act of supremacy was made to establish the English monarch as the official head of the Church of England, supplanting the power of the Catholic pope in Rome.King Henry wanted the churches wealth and the right to divorce his wife
