Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploration

  • Jan 1, 1440

    gtuenberg's printing press

    gtuenberg's printing press
    Gutenberg was the first to use the oprinting press and he was the first to have a movable printing press. he frist did this in 1440. With out the printing press there would be no bookes or paper.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1450 to

    reniassance

  • Jan 1, 1492

    columbus land in the americas

    columbus land in the americas
    columbus landed in the carribeans in 1942. he made several trip to and from america. Columbus set out on a voyage to find new trade route for the chinese. He found the americas instead and traded food,plants,and animals for food and plants from the natives.
  • Jan 1, 1497

    da gama voyage to india

    da gama voyage to india
    Da Gama was the first to find a route to india by sea. linking asia and europe by sea was a great discovery. this voyage was accomplished in 1497-1499. Da Gama's voyage was important because it linked asia and euroupe together over sea which let great opportunites rise up.
  • Jan 1, 1501

    michelangelo's Davids statue

    michelangelo's Davids statue
    the history of the statue started in 1501 and ended it 1504. The statue was postioned near the front of the church. They were going to put it on top of the church but it weighed 6 tons and they could not get it up there. Michelangelo created this statue. this statue is a big peice of history and is a neat site now a days.
  • Jan 1, 1507

    da vinci's mona lis

    da vinci's mona lis
    the Mona Lisa was one of the most visited, most sung about, most written about the most parodied work of art in the world. Da Vinci Started working on the Mona Lisa in 1503 and finished around 1507, but he could have still been adding things to it since late 1517.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    luthers 95 these's

    luthers 95 these's
    luther's 95 these's goes over many things but a main one is that luther did not like the fact of indulgenses in the church. Luther posted the 95 these's on the door of a church in whittenberg in 1517. these These's were the reformation of the catholic church, whit out them the church would be way different.
  • Jan 1, 1518

    cortes conquers the aztecs

    cortes conquers the aztecs
    conquring the aztec empire was one of the most significant events in spainish history. Cortes set sail in 1517 and landed in the aztec empire in 1518. cortes did this for gold and land.
  • Jan 1, 1532

    machiavelli writes the prince

    machiavelli writes the prince
    Machiavelli's book was published in 1532, 5 years after his death. This was done with the help of medici pope clement VII.
  • Jan 1, 1545

    council of trent

    council of trent
    the council of trent was a council that was a part of the counter reformation. they had 25 seasons betwwen 13 december 1545, and 4 december 1563. whit out the council of trent luther would have made his 95 these's faster and they would have been published faster.
  • Jan 1, 1564

    shakespeare born

    shakespeare born
    shakespeare has wrote so many great plays like romeo and juliet. these plays have been replayed so many times now a days and also has been made into movies. he created many plays and many books.