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Joan of Arc was burned at the stake after being captured by the English.
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Pachacuti found the Inca empire in Peru.
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The Renassiance began in Florence Italy. Florence then became the centre of the Renassiance.
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The Turks conquer Constantinople. this marks the beginning of the Ottoman empire.
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Having invented printing with movable type at Mainz, Germany, Johann Gutenberg completes first Bible.
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Chrisopher Columbus' first voyage begins after the support from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. He and his crew travel on three ships; the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria. He discovers San Salvador.
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The second of Columbus' voyages began on the 25th of September. It was a larger voyage containing 16 ships and around 1500 people.He explored Hispaniola and created a settlement in Haiti.
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With sculpturs becoming popular during the Renaissance, Michelangelo returns to Florence. He begins work on the Statue of David.
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It is in 1503 when Da Vinci painted his famous masterpiece,the Mona Lisa. It is another historical image of the Renaissance period in history.
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After years of hard work, Michelangelo finishes his work on the Statue of David.
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After his four voyages to the New World, Columbus returned to Spain. He died in Spain on the 20th of May 1506
