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The bubonic plague was a deadly disease that rampaged through Europe killing 1/3 of the continents population. No one knew why everyone was dying but they had various absurd beliefs as to why.
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Starting in Italy spreading to Europe, the Renaissnce was an enormous renewal in the interest in and study of classical antiquity.
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Ivan IV was the leader of Muscovy being given absolute power of the throne. Having a sociopathic mindset, Ivan IV conquested many fortresses, until being brought down by neighboring rivals.
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A conflict during the 100 years war, this was Joan of Arcs first major victory and Frances first major success. The outcome of the seige marked the pinacle of the English power.
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Gutenbergs invention of the printing press is regarded as the most important event of the modern period. It played a key role in the development of the Renaissance and Reformation.
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Cosimo de Medici was the first of the Medici political dynasty. He was never apart of the office in Florence, but he controlled it through his wealth.
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The Spanish Inquisition was a tribunal established in 1481 by Catholic Monarchs. It was originally established to maintain Catholic orthodox in the Kingdoms.
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Being similar to the description of a poem by Poliziano, there have been many questions to the precise content of the painting. It depicts the goddess Venus emerging from the sea.
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Columbus was a navigator For Castile, a country which later founded modern Spain. Discovering the Americas is of great signifigance in world history.
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Taking approximately four years to complete, Michelangelo was originally supposed to paint the 12 apostles, but went for a more complex scheme, painting many of the major religious events.
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The School of Athens is seen as Raphael's masterpiece and is also seen as the perfect picture of the classical spirirt of high renaissance.
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The Prince was a book. It was dedicated to Lorenzo. It was positive and negative.
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Utopia is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More.The book is primarily depicting a fictional society and its religious, social and political customs.
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Written by Martin Luther it is widely regarded as the initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. The disputation protests against abuses, especially of indulgences.
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Consisted of more than five wars, following the onset of Protestant Reformation in Western and Northern Europe.
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Henry IV thought that his title of Emperor was greater than that of the Pope. This resulted in one of the greatest fights that the Papacy experienced in its History.
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This was a Roman Catholic order founded by religious men. Ignatius was regarded as the prinipal agent of the counter-reformation.
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The first European intellectual to exploit the power of the printed word, Erasmus was the leading and possibly most famous humanist in the Northern Renaissance. Erasmus was the first to print the Greek New Testament and is well known for his critical satires of abuses in the church.
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Copernicus used trigonometry to show that observations of movement are most easily explained assumes the earth, and every other planet and star revolved around the sun.
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The coronation of Queen Elizabeth I is what started her reign of conquer throughout Europe and the growth that England foresaw.
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Was a targeted group of assassination that lead to mob rights. Religious people were targeted during the French Wars of Religion.
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Ludovico Sforza wanted a religious art piece to be painted, so Leonardo decided to paint the Last Supper, sizing up to about 15 feet hgih by 29 feet long.
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Signed by Henry IV at Nantes, the Edict temporarily halted the religious war between the Roman Catholics and Protestants which tore France apart.
