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Using a number of technologies of the time to create a new, quicker way to print books. Johann Gutenburg made books cheaper and more widely distributed than ever before. Now even the poor could obtain knowledge.
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On August, 3, 1492 Columbus left Palos, Spain to try to find an alternate route to Asia. Columbus had established a small colony in Hispaniola which he believed to be Japan. He returned to Spain in March 1493 with gold, spices, and captives. He was then given the title of "admiral of the ocean sea".
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In 1497 a Portuguese hired Da Gama to go to India.Da Gama led a team of four ships from Portugal to India on July 8th. He reached India on May 20th, Da Gama reached Calicut, India.
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Michelangelo began the construction of th Statue of David some time in the year 1501. He was comissioned by Florence Cathedral to sculpt a statue of David to put outside of the cathedral. Michelangelo completed the statue in 1504.
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The true origin of the Mona Lisa is unknown. No one knows exactly when Leonardo Da Vinci painted it, but it is still one of the most famous masterpieces in the world. Mostly being that no one knows who this lady is.
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Machiavelli wrote "the Prince" in 1513. The point of this work was to explain how to rule. Especially a monarchal rule since it is about having ultimate control.
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After seeing how corrupt the church was Martin Luther wrote his 95 Theses and hung his work on the door of Wittenberg Castle Church. Most of the theses directly denounced the selling of Indulgences.
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Hernando Cortes fought to conquer the Aztecs from 1519-1521. He killed many Aztec warriors, mostly from diseases such as smallpox, measles, mumps, and typhus. Finally on August, 13, 1521 the Aztecs surrendered to Cortes.
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The Council of Trent was founded in 1545 by Pope Paul III. It was a group of high up church officials, Bishops and Cardinals.They met in Trent, located in northern Italy. There they discussed various things such as how to stop the Protestant Reformation.
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Shakespeare was born in a small town 103 miles from London called Stratford-upon-Avon. Although his true birthdate is unknown there are records of a William Shakespeare being baptized on April, 26, 1564. And so Historians have accepted April, 23, 1564 as his birthdate.
