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The black death, also known as the Black Plague hit Europe and Asia. This epidemic killed one-third of the population of Europe in a span of three years.
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Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. This allowed Galileo to share his 95 theses and get his point across to the Catholic Church.
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Sandro Botticelli made Tthe Birth Of Venus. This painting shows the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown.
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Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492. He used his three ships- the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
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Michelangelo created David by using marble. He created it to be 17 feet.
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The period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation, the Counter-Reformation was in 1517.
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Luther wrote his 95 theses against the Catholic Church towards his beliefs.
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In 1532, Copernicus discovered the heliocentric system, which is when the Earth (on its axis) revolves around the sun
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William Shakespeare, the famous playwright, wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1599.
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In 1609, Galileo found his evidence by inventing the telescope to prove his point to the Catholic Church.
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Voltaire wrote his letters on the English nation in 1734.
