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1347
The Black Death
The Black Death killed nearly two-thirds of Europes population. It brought with it numerous changes, as one might expect. These changes, among many other things, led to the fall of Fuedalism, and the creation of a middle class. -
1440
The First Printing Press
The invention of the printing press is attributed to Johannes Gutenberg. The machine allowed things to be printed much faster and more accurately than by hand. It allowed people who would never have been able to afford books, or other written works, the oppurtinity to read them. This lead to ideas spreading faster (along with knowledge) heavily influencing revolutions in the future. -
1490
"The Last Supper" is Painted
The Last Supper is a good depiction of Renaissance art, with religious themes, matching the will of the people who commisioned them. -
1510
The School of Athens
The School of Athens is a painting by Michelangelo, and is a good marker for what the Renaissance represented. It shows the Renaissance as a time of learning and discussion, which captures the heart of it, as well as the creative liberties throughout. -
1517
Luther Nails the 95 Theses to a Church Door
The act was not of defiance because they were nailed to the church doors, as people would immediately assume, the church doors were used as a sort of bulletin board. However, it was an important step to Luther in getting his ideas heard, acknowledged, and having those ideas acted upon. The 95 Theses were full of qualms with the Roman Catholic Church, from using the money gained from donations to build up a chapel they didn't need, to the selling of indulgences -
1519
Ferdinand Magellin Sets Out on a Famous Voyage
Ferdinand had originally started the journey to find a Western route to the Spice Islands, which he hoped would be faster, and therefore more profitable. He stayed true to his original intent, however, he also crossed the globe while doing so, although losing four of his five ships, as well as his life during the voyage. -
1549
The Anglican Church is Created
The Anglican church represents a cross between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. It draws very heavily from both religions, though, it has too split into smaller sub-religions. It is also more flexible in rules and rigors that are supposed to be followed than other religions. -
Hamlet
Hamlet is a story by Shakespeare. It draws upon many other works at the time, but is original through much of it. -
Galileo's Telescope
With his telescope, Galileo discovered numerous things, as well as gathering evidence for the Heliocentric theory. It was simple and was a refined version of something Hans Lippershey made, however, it allowed Galileo to see and study places so far as Mars with astounding accuracey for the time, allowing him to make the observations that he is famous for. -
Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an accomplished physicist, who came up with the laws of motion, which we still use today. He made many more of such discoveries, and provided much more to advancing physics, like creating the theory of gravity.
