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Romulus, the last Roman emperor in the west, gets overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer.
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Gutenberg's Printing Press revolutionized the way people learn things and how information is spread.
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The Byzantine empire survived the obliteration of Rome and continue to live for another 1000 years. This was until the Ottomans attacked the Byzantines. They fought for 100 years but the Ottomans eventually won during the Siege of Constantinople.
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Like John Cabot, Christopher Columbus took off from Spain and he thought he landed in Asia but it was really North America.
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John Cabot thought he reached Asia on his voyage in 1497, but he actually landed in Canada and claimed the land for Britain.
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Mona Lisa is Leonardo's most famous piece and is worth millions of dollars.
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This statue is named David. It was created during the Renaissance by Michelangelo and is made of marble.
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The 95 Theses, written by Martin Luther, were 95 points that criticized the Roman Catholic Church.
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Copernicus' new theory states that the Sun is at the center of the universe and everything revolves around it.
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When people talk about Shakespeare's work, most people will mention Romeo & Juliet because it is one of Shakespeare's most famous pieces of work.
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After Galileo discoveries new evidence that supports Copernicus' theory, he is convicted by the Church of heresy.
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Isaac Newton discovered three theories that would later become Newton's Laws of Motion.
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After Britain's colonization of America, the people there became outraged at the amount of taxes being applied onto them.
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The first two of the world wars that occurred ever that resulted in the death of 38 million people.
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21 years after World War 1, Hitler begins World War 2 that causes the deadliest weapon to be built: the atomic bomb and the death of 60 million people.
