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Bubonic Plague or The Black Death was carried over seas from China by rats with infected fleas. the plague would develope over a few days and would kill you very quickly. It wiped out a third of europes population in a few years.
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The Renaissance was an intellectual movement in the 14th century. It was the beginning of a new era, mainly in art and liturature but also in customes and religion.
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Linear persepective is the illusion of making something appear 3-dimensional on a 2-dimensional surface. It was originated in Florence, Italy by artist and architect Brunelleschi who demonstrated it's principles for the first time.
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Began in 1428 ended in 1429 and took place during the Hundred Years War. She lead a team of relief forces to Orleans, and was one of the first women to do so.
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The date to which Johann invented the Printing Press is debatable. He was from Mainz, Germany a goldsmith and businessman. there were records of other printing mechanizms before his time but his was special because the letters and numbers were interchangable.
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Born September 27th 1389 Cosimo de Medici went by many names. being the representative of the Medici Bank he was the wealthiest man of his time and created a dynasty that would rule for many centuries.
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Being one of the most deadly inquisitions in history it was run by civil and church authorities. It was drafted to weed out the non-believers from a nation or religion. victims would be tortured if found guilty.
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This is one of his most famous pieces, it hung in the country villa of Medici indicating that the Medici family had him paint it. on the left of Venus is the God of Winds with the gentle breeze that blows the goddess to shore. On her right is the Goddess of the Seasons waiting to recieve Venus.
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He left port Palos of Spain in the summer of 1492. He planned on sailing till he reach Asia but the trip was much longer then anticipated and he crew started going mad. He promised after a while that if land wasnt sighted in 2 days they would return home... they spotted land the next day.
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For almost 18 years Leonardo da Vinci worked for Ludovico Sforza and Duke of Milan. The Duke decided he wanted this particular religious scene painted for him and Leonardo took the challenge happily for he recieved a large sum for his work.
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Pope Julius II requested that michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel. He wanted to return Rome to it's former glory and show up anything Pope Alexander VI had ever done.
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The School of Athens is a representation of all the great philosophers and scientists of history. Although none of them were alive at the same time this painting shows all of them under the same roof.
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The Prince is a little book that gives practicle advise on how to rule a city, mainly Florence. He wrote it for Lorenzo de Medici and it focused larger on portraying virtue, not necessarily what makes a good prince but what makes a good human being.
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Thomas More wrote the book Utopia in 1514, it is a book about philosophy. The first book explains a meeting of 3 gentlemen, Thomas More himself being one of the main characters, and they discuss whether philosophy can have an influence on politics.
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Widely regarded as the primary means for the Protestant Refromation. Martin Luther used these theses to show how unhappy he was with the churches indulgences and he eventually founded Protestantism
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Vasilyevich was Ivans last name, he was the Grand Duke of Muscovy at the age of three after his fathers death in 1533. Ivan was the first ever recorded Russian Tsar.
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Ognatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). The Society of Jesus was licensed to teach and preach the faith and for the care of sould in life.
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Desiderius Erasmus was born on October 28th 1466, he was the illegitimate child of a physicians daughter, the father later turned monk. He was a Dutch Humanitarian and lived in Paris and London on and off for the majority of his life teaching and working other humanitarians.
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Henry VIII's excommunication was mainly due to his lack of courtesy for the church and his annulment to Chatherine of Aragon for his marriage to Anne Boleyn. He had declared himself the "Supreme Head of the Church of England."
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Copernicus was a Polish scientist and mathematician. He basically founded the orbits of the plants in our solar system.
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Spains Phillip II declared four separate state bankruptcies in 40 years. Spain was the first sovereign country to declare bankruptcy.
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Queen Elizabeth I's reign is known as The Golden Age. Little is known about Elizabeth herself but her abilities are known world wide.
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Even though religion was the basis for the conflict of these wars they were not just about confessional disputes. these wars were a huge turning point for the government of European countries.
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Influenced by his mother King Charles IX of France ordered the assassination of Huguenot protestant Priests. This led to a massive massacre of tens of thousands of people.
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A decree that was signed by King Henri IV of France at Nantes to restore peace the France after it had been ravaged by the Wars of Religion.