Travelling to discover

By ceci98
  • economic crisis and spread of plague
    Jan 1, 1300

    economic crisis and spread of plague

  • Humanism
    Jan 1, 1400

    Humanism

  • invention of printing
    Jan 1, 1454

    invention of printing

    Johannes Gutenberg invented movable type , and gave rise to the printing and so the dissemination of culture
  • Christopher Columbus discovered America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovered America

  • Renaissance
    Jan 1, 1500

    Renaissance

    cultural and artistic movement that developed between XV and XVI century
  • Protestant reformation
    Oct 31, 1517

    Protestant reformation

    The scandal of the sale of indulgences by Pope Lion X to raise money for the construction of St. Peter's Dome , led the ribellion of Martin Luther that emanates 95 theses . For this then he was excommunicated.
  • Counterreformation
    Dec 1, 1545

    Counterreformation

    With the Council of Trent(1545-1563) , the church started reforms to curb the development of Protestantism caused by the reform.
  • English revolution (1642-1688)

    English revolution (1642-1688)

    After the death of Elizabeth Tudor, James Stuart rises to government. England has a period of internal wars that end with the birth of the first parliamentary monarchy.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    With the industrial revolution there was the rise of capitalism that is the possession of machines and capital in the hands of a few people
  • American revolution

    American revolution

    In 4 July the 13 American colonies declare themselves independent from the mother country (England).
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    The people rebels against the absolute monarchy , and in 14 July takes place the taking of the Bastille.