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Period: 1346 to 1352
The Black Death
An infection that spreads to humans trough fleas -
1428
cosimo de medici inherits medici bank
Cosimo inherited both his wealth and his expertise in banking from his father Giovanni, who had gone from being a moneylender to join the bank of his relative Vieri di Cambio de' Medici. -
Period: 1434 to 1492
The city of Florence becomes a center of Renaissance
The city of Florence becomes a center of Renaissance art and learning. The Medici family finances most of the major artists of this period. -
Feb 23, 1455
Gutenberg bible is published
The Gutenberg Bible was the first European book published on a printing press using moveable metal type. -
Oct 12, 1491
Columbus reaches the Bahamas
What Columbus actually reached on that October day was an island he named San Salvador that is now part of the Bahamas. -
Period: 1502 to 1532
Rise of power in cities
Between 1503 – 1533, one by one, the cities became territories or puppets of one or the other of the great powers, and in the process the Italian countryside was devastated and the financial resources of the cities were drained. -
Sep 25, 1554
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg, first permanent legal basis for the coexistence of Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany -
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Restoration in England
Restoration, Restoration of the monarchy in England in 1660. It marked the return of Charles II as king (1660–85) following the period of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth. The bishops were restored to Parliament, which established a strict Anglican orthodoxy.