Timeline of History 8th Grade

By Sage
  • 1347

    Black Death Hits Europe

    Black Death Hits Europe
    The plague hit Europe and killed approximately 25 million people. This event sparked the Renaissance and completely wiped out many nations.
  • 1440

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    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.
  • 1480

    Birth of Venus

    Birth of Venus
    The Birth of Venus was created by Sandro Botticelli and depicted the Roman goddess of love and beauty being born out of a shell.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus Set Sail

    Columbus Set Sail
    Columbus set sail on his ship to discover "India".
  • 1501

    The David

    The David
    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.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Luther's 95 These's

    Luther's 95 These's
    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.

  • Shakespeare's First Play

    Shakespeare's First Play
    Shakespeare released his first play, Henry VI.

  • Galileo Telescope

    Galileo Telescope
    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.