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West and the World

  • Bubonic Plague begins
    Jan 1, 1348

    Bubonic Plague begins

    A virus that spread throughout Europe on rats. It killed a lot of people.
  • Renaissance begins
    Jan 1, 1350

    Renaissance begins

    The renaissance was a cultural movement that began in Italy.
  • Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective
    Jan 1, 1400

    Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective

    early 1400's
    Filippo Brunelleschi was an architech and engineer that discovered perspective.
  • Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans
    Jan 1, 1412

    Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans

    1412-1431
    This was Joan of Arc's first major sucess in military battle.
  • Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press
    Jan 1, 1450

    Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press

    He was a blacksmith, goldsmith, and a publisher who introduced the printing press to Europe.
  • Cosimo de Medici dies
    Aug 1, 1464

    Cosimo de Medici dies

    He was the first of the Medici political dynasty.
  • Spanish Inquisition begins
    Sep 27, 1480

    Spanish Inquisition begins

    Was a tribunal established by Catholic Monarchs.
  • Sandro Botticelli paints Birth of Venus
    Jan 1, 1486

    Sandro Botticelli paints Birth of Venus

  • Columbus discovers the America's
    Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus discovers the America's

    Colubus was trying to get to Asia. The trip was taking so long that him and his crew almost turned around.
  • da Vinci paints The Last Supper
    Jan 1, 1495

    da Vinci paints The Last Supper

  • Raphael paints The School of Athens
    Jan 1, 1511

    Raphael paints The School of Athens

  • Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel
    Jan 1, 1512

    Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel

  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    Jan 1, 1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

    This book explaines how to rule like sixtenth-century Florance.
  • Thomas More Utopia
    Jan 1, 1516

    Thomas More Utopia

    This is a book that contains characters that correspond to biographical background of actual historical people.
  • Martin Luther 95 Theses
    Jan 1, 1517

    Martin Luther 95 Theses

    Luther was a monk, preist, professor of theology. He created the 95 theses that is widely regarded as the initial catalyst for the protestant reformation.
  • Ivan the Terribble is born
    Jan 1, 1533

    Ivan the Terribble is born

    Ivan ruled with and iron fist and many believed him to be mentally ill.
  • Jesuit Order founded by Ignatius Loyola
    Jan 1, 1534

    Jesuit Order founded by Ignatius Loyola

    Jesuit order was a group of people spreading the religious word and influenced Roman Catholics today.
  • Henry VIII of England excommunicated
    Jan 1, 1534

    Henry VIII of England excommunicated

    He was excommunicated because he wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine, and marry Anne. It is said that the only reason he married Catherine is to form a bond with Spain.
  • Desiderius Erasmus dies
    Jul 12, 1536

    Desiderius Erasmus dies

    He was a humanist, catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.
  • Scientific Revolution/ Copernicus
    Jan 1, 1543

    Scientific Revolution/ Copernicus

    During an advancement in the sciences, mathamatics, etc. Copernicus discovered that the world was not the center of the universe.
  • Spain declares bankruptcy for the first time
    Jan 1, 1557

    Spain declares bankruptcy for the first time

  • Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
    Jan 15, 1559

    Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I

    Queen Elizabeth I was crowned queen.
  • Start of the European Wars of religion
    Jan 1, 1560

    Start of the European Wars of religion

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  • Saint Bartholomew's Massacre
    Jan 1, 1572

    Saint Bartholomew's Massacre

    A massacre that targeted Protestants.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    A law that was passed that granted religious liberty to Protestants.