Renaissance Timeline
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è stato aggiornato: 30 ott 2019
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John cabot reaches Newfoundland and the coast of North AmericaVasco da Gama circumnavigates Africa and reaches IndiaAmerigo Vespucci explores South AmericaPublication Martin Luther's 95 thesesCortes conquers Mexico and the Aztec empire collapsesMagellan first circumnavigates the worldFrancisco Pizarro invades Cuzco, in PeruJacques Cartier's first voyage to CanadaIgnatius of Loyola founds the Society of JesusJohn Calvin founds the Reformed Protestant church in Geneva, SwitzerlandIntroduction of potato to EuropeMichelangelo sculpts La Pieta for St. Peter's basilica in RomeFirst dissections of human cadavers in the medical schools in PaduaLeonardo da Vinci paints the Mona LisaMichelangelo decorates the Sistine ChapelErasmus publishes In Praise of FollyMachiavelli publishes The PrincePublication of Thomas More's UtopiaNicolas Copernicus publishes his major work, The Revolution of the Heavenly BodiesRabelais publishes the first books of Pantagruel and GargantuaMontaigne publishes his EssaysWilliam Shakespeare writes playsJohannes Kepler publishes Mysterium CosmographicumFrancis I reigns over FranceReign of Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorHenry VIII becomes the head of the Chruch of EnglandInquisition tribunals are established in RomeCouncil of Trent (beginning of the Counter-Reformatiom)Edward VI reigns over EnglandIvan the Terrible becomes Tsar of RussiaElizabeth I reigns over EnglandSt. Bartholomew's Day massacre (3000 Protestants are killed in one night in Paris)Edict of Nantes ends religious wars in France
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