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The black death was a plague that struck Europe and killed millions of people. The black death was significant because, it affected almost everyone in Europe and resulted in change of things such as government, economy, and society.
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The printing press allowed books and other texts to be mass produced, giving more people access to them. The printing press revolutionized education and the ease of spreading ideas and thoughts.
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Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic ocean from India to America. When he got there, he thought he was in India and thought that the world was round. Although he wasn't in India, he did bring attention to the fact that the world might be round.
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The Mona Lisa is a renaissance portrait of an unknown woman standing in front of an unclear background with a slight smile. This painting is very famous painting and is an exemplar of other paintings and a model of what the renaissance was.
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The school of Athens was a renaissance painting that displayed many great renaissance and classic thinkers and painters. This painting encompasses the meaning and goal of the renaissance.
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Luther's 95 theses were 95 reasons why he thought indulgences were unacceptable. His revolt inspired many future dissidents and many people. Many people also agreed with him and, his ideas were very popular.
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Romeo and Juliet was a play written by William Shakespeare in the 1500s. It is extremely well known and still shapes modern literature to this day. It also introduces many modern words that we still use.
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With the invention of Galileo's telescope, Galileo discovered that the planets revolve around the sun and theorized gravity. These and other discoveries helped to shape modern physics
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Isaac Newton was a very well known philosopher. He discovered gravity and created Newton's 3 laws. He has helped to shape modern philosophy and physics.
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King Henry the 8th founded the Anglican Church in 1867 because he wanted a divorce and the Catholic Church wouldn't allow. The Anglican Church showed that it was okay for dissidents to speak out.
