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1347
The Black Death hits Europe
The Black Death hit Europe in 1347. This is important because it killed ⅓ -⅔ of Europe's population and resulted in the end of Feudalism. -
1353
The Decameron was written
The Decameron is a fictional collection of tales written by Giovanni Boccaccio. Although it has fictional characters, it tells us a lot about peoples reactions to the Black Death and many things about the symptoms and that is why its so important. -
1440
The Printing Press
The printing press changed the way people lived. It made it possible for everyone to be educated and for knowledge to be not just for the wealthy. Books were no longer rare. This invention changed life for the better. -
1492
Columbus set sail
Columbus set sail from Spain in 1492 starting a famous expedition to sail to Asia. There were more continents than Columbus thought and he ended up landing in America. Overall, his "discovery" of a new continent is very important in our history of America. -
1498
The Last Supper
The Last Supper is a painting created by Leonardo da Vinci. It is one of his most famous pieces and is a perfect representation of Renaissance art. It is important because it shows us Renaissance art and history. -
1504
Marriage of the Virgin
Marriage of the Virgin is a painting by Raphael Sanzio. It is a well known painting from the Renaissance and it is important because it shows the religious beliefs at the time of the Renaissance -
1517
95 Theses
The printing press changed the way people lived. It made it possible for everyone to be educated and for knowledge to be not just for the wealthy. Books were no longer rare. This invention changed life for the better and it is very important to our advancement in technology. -
Galileo invents telescope
This invention proved many of Galileo’s theories to be true and proved many widely believed theories to be wrong. It changed the way people saw the universe and was very important in scientific advancment. -
The First Folio is published
The First Folio is a book compiled of all of shakespeare's works. It made Shakespeare even more known than he was before, and started a long line of books and biographies about William Shakespeare. This book made it possible for people even now, to study and look back on Shakespeare's brilliant works -
Newton's laws of motion were presented
Newton's laws of motion are still studied today. They explain how objects can move and stop and give reasoning on why they can move and stop. This makes them a very important scientific discovery that is still taught in schools.
