Transition to the Modern World

  • 476

    Fall of Rome

    Fall of Rome
  • Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

    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

    Luther’s 95 Theses posted
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus proposes the heliocentric theory

    Copernicus proposes the heliocentric theory
  • Shakespeare writes Romeo and Juliet