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25 million people died
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Manuel Chrysoloras travels from Constantinople to Florence to promote the study of Plato.
"Platonism" - the belief that reason is eternal and, by interacting with it, humans interact with eternity. -
Czech priest Jan Hus was executed for heresy by the Catholic Church in Prague. Hus had argued that many Catholic practices (such as indulgences) went against Catholic theory - initially causing him to be excommunicated and, later, executed.
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The ceiling is that of the large Papal Chapel built within the Vatican held The Last Judgment on the sanctuary wall, by Michelangelo.
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Martin Luther hangs his famous "Ninety Five Theses" on the doors of the Catholic Church in Wittenberg, Germany (the Holy Roman Empire) condemning Catholic practices of indulgences.
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