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The last roman emperor leaves rome in 476. The empire falls shortly after.
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The Magna Carta is created and signed in 1215 under the rule of King john
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Christopher Columbus finds america in 1492. He is the first to find and settle on this continent besides the native americans that had already been living there.
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Michelangelo creates his version of David in 1504. This is one of the most famous pieces of art to date.
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In 1517 Martin luther creates the 95 theses. These are a series of notes on why the church selling indulgences is bad and against true catholic faith
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In 1609 Galileo built his first telescope. he was able to see everything in much greater detail. He could get stuff to appear up to 400 times larger