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Jan 1, 1445
Gutenberg's Printing Press
Who: Johannes Gutenburg
When: Around 1445
Where: Mainz, Germany
Why: Many inventions were going on during the 1400's (Renaissance) and Gutenberg happend to invent the printing press.
What; The first printer of time, for making ore than a single paper now they can make several and advertise their thoughts like Luther did. -
Period: Jan 1, 1450 to
Renaissance, Reformation, and Exploraion
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the Americas
Who: columbus and his 3 small ships
What: The island columbus was trying to claim for Spain
Where: from Palos, Spain to the land of the Americas.
When: In 1492
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May 20, 1498
Da Gamas voyage to India
Who: Da Gama
When: Around 1498
Where: From Portugal, but sailed to India
Why: To trade
What: His voyage opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East. -
Jan 1, 1503
Da Vinci's mona Lisa
Who: Leonardo da Vinci
What: a very famour painting
Why: to show this Mona Lisa, and painting skills
Where: Portrait is in Paris
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Jan 1, 1504
Michelangelos' David Statue
Who: Michelangelo
When: From 1499 to the 1500's , about 1504
Where: In Italy.
Why: He was wroking with a second hand peice of art, and Michelangelo had got chosen to do it and did so.
What: A sculptulre -
Feb 1, 1516
Cortes conquers the Aztecs
Who: Spanish campaign lead by Hernan Cortes
Where: Spanish lands and th Aztec lands
When: They began February of 1516 and was declkared victorious August 13,1521
Why: To set out and land mark all the land that the aztecs had so they could take over.
What: A huge fight started between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under one ruler named Montezuma. -
Oct 31, 1517
Luther's 95 Theses
Who- Martin Luther
What- Luthers plan to stop the curch from selling indilgences to the people
When- In 1517
Where- In Germany
Why- ?Luther was a very important man aznd it was important thazt he got his point across and in the end let out of bandment from the curch. -
Jan 1, 1545
Council of Trent
Who:
When: from 1545 and 1563
Where: In Trento and Bologna, Northern Italy
Why: to address a wide range of subjects
What: it was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important general councils -
Apr 23, 1564
Shakespeare was born
Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon
Avon in 1564. church record show that he was also baptized on April 26, three days after he was born. Shakespeare happend to pass in April 23, 1616, he was 52 years old. He as well had 4 children with his wife Anne Shakespeare.
