renaissance, reformation, and exploration

  • Gutenberg's Printing Press
    Oct 2, 1440

    Gutenberg's Printing Press

    This was a breaking point for humans cause now news could be spread faster than ever before.
  • Columbus lands in the Americas
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus lands in the Americas

    He and several men set sail from Spain to "the new land" to find a new place to stay. they set sail on october 12, 1491. He was the basic person to immagrate to America.
  • Da Gama voyage to indea
    Jan 1, 1496

    Da Gama voyage to indea

    He created a route to go to the east from Europe. he reached india as a European first.
  • Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"
    Oct 2, 1503

    Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa"

    The Mona Lisa is a very historical painting that is the basic stand out of the reniassance. It is argualbly the best painting ever created.
  • Michelangelo Davin statue
    Jan 25, 1504

    Michelangelo Davin statue

    He worked on this master piece for 2 years. It is known as one of the best piece of art ever made. It resembles the Old Testiment.
  • Machiavelli writes "The Prince"
    Oct 2, 1513

    Machiavelli writes "The Prince"

    This book is a very historic book about a person seeking a favor to the prince by offoring education.
  • Luthers 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    Luthers 95 Theses

    He published these theses as an act of rebellion against the cathlic church for the use of indulgenses .
  • Cortes conquers the Aztecs
    Aug 13, 1519

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs

    Cortes sailed from spain to get the riches and came upon the Aztec empire. The Aztects had alot of gold and so Cortes conquered them and took the riches.
  • Oct 2, 1545

    Counsil of Trent

    They were a law makers in religion that wanted only religion and if you questioned it then you would rather be inprisinated or exicutaed.
  • shakespeare born
    Apr 26, 1564

    shakespeare born

    Shakespeare was an English poet that was very successful during the reniassance and has writiten loved plays such as: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth.