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The fall of Rome took place when many Europeans were killed and the Roman empire fell to Barbarians.
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The Magna Carta is signed and sealed by King John and allows the people to have more of a say rather than just the King.
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The Black Death was a plague that spread around Europe wiping out about 1/3 of the population.
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The Printing Press enabled many Europeans to be able to share and spread their ideas more efficiently because it made writing quicker than handwriting.
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Columbus discovers the America's and the whole western hemisphere.
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Leon discovered Florida and is credited to making the oldest settlement on Puerto Rico
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Leonardo Da Vinci created the Mona Lisa which is one of the most famous pieces of art from the Renaissance.
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Martin Luther pinned the 95 Theses on the walls of the Catholic church to go against the indulgences they were trying to sell.
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Diet of Worms was a gathering in Germany when Luther was brought to a council to be decided whether he would have life or death for being a heretic.
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Copernicus develops the Heliocentric Theory which stated that planets orbit the Sun rather than the Earth.
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Shakespeare writes A Midsummer Nights Dream which is one of his most famous pieces and lead to more works being performed.
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Galileo supports Nicolous Copernicus with the Heliocentric Theory by viewing that Jupiter had moons which meant that other things could be orbited besides the supposed Earth.
