Social Studies Timeline

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  • The black death hits Europe
    1347

    The black death hits Europe

    A disease that wiped out ⅓ of Europe.
    Ended feudalism and opened an opportunity for a renaissance
  • Printing Press
    1440

    Printing Press

    The printing press allowed for documents to be printed in a big quantity very quickly
    It allowed information to be spread fast
  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus is the one that had the idea that the earth was in the center of the solar system
    This encouraged future science to prove his theory
  • Columbus reaches North America
    1492

    Columbus reaches North America

    Columbus discovered a whole new land
    It paved the way for the colonization of the united states
  • The David
    1501

    The David

    The David is a 17 feet sculpture that is made out of marble
    The David soon came to symbolize the defense of civil liberties embodied in the Florentine Republic
  • Mona Lisa
    1503

    Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait done by Leonardo da Vinci
    It has been described as the best known, the most visited, the most written about work of art in the world.
  • Luther's 95 Theses
    1517

    Luther's 95 Theses

    Luther's 95 Theses are a list of prepositions to the church
  • Calvinism
    1519

    Calvinism

    Calvinism was founded by John Clavin.
    Calvinism was founded during the protestant reformation.
  • Shakespeare was born
    1564

    Shakespeare was born

    Shakespeare is the most famous writer ever.
    People today still learn a lot from his writings
  • Galileo's Telescope

    Galileo's Telescope

    Allowed Galileo to prove his theory that the earth revolves around the sun
    The telescope allowed people the see the solar system from a new perspective