Transition to the Modern World By alnardone 476 Fall of Rome Oct 14, 1066 Battle of Hastings Period: Jan 1, 1200 to Jan 1, 1453 Islamic Empire Jan 1, 1440 Gutenberg invents the printing press Oct 31, 1517 Luther’s 95 Theses posted Jan 1, 1543 Copernicus proposes the heliocentric theory Jan 1, 1595 Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet
