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1310
Dante writes Divine Comedy
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1350
Rennaissance Begins
Rennaissance period begins. Means rebirth -
1390
Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
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1415
Donatello creates his statue of St. George Charles VIII of France invades Naples
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1434
Medici Family
The Medici family takes over city of Italy called Florence -
1434
Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
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1447
Last Visconti Ruler of Milan
Filippo Maria Viscont -
1450
Christian Humanism
Christian Humanism starts to spread through Northern Europe by movement -
1455
Gutenberg Prints Bible
Gutenberg prints bible by a movable type -
1494
Charles VIII of France invades Naples
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1505
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
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1508
Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo starts painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -
1509
Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly
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1513
Machiavelli writes The Prince
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1517
Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses
Martin Luther initiates the Protestant Reformation -
1519
Charles I is elected Holy Roman Emperor
Charles 1 becomes Roman Emperor -
1521
The Church excommunicates Martin Luther
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1527
Invading armies sack Rome
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1528
Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
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1531
War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
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1534
Henry VIII creates the Church of England
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1534
The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
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1540
The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
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1545
The Council of Trent is formed
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1553
Mary Tudor, “Bloody Mary,” becomes Queen of England
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1555
The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
