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The plague hit Europe and killed approximately 25 million people. This event sparked the Renaissance and completely wiped out many nations.
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The printing press, created by Johannes Gutenberg was such an impact full invention. This invention helped Gutenberg win person of the millennium because of how it enabled information to get spread around the world.
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The Birth of Venus was created by Sandro Botticelli and depicted the Roman goddess of love and beauty being born out of a shell.
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Columbus set sail on his ship to discover "India".
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The David was created Michelangelo and depicted a man (David) that had just defeated Goliath. This piece was important because it represented the Renaissance and how it evolve society.
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Luther created his 95 reasons why the church was corrupt and bad for selling indulgences. This event opened up peoples eyes to Luther's ideas and reasons that the church was corrupt.
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Shakespeare released his first play, Henry VI.
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Galileo innovated his first working telescope, after being inspired by Hans Lippershey. This introduced the world to new ways to study astronomy and improve their theories.
