Late Medieval and Renaissance Timeline Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering major historical figures, scientific theories, and events from the beginning of the Black Death to the end of the Renaissance.

Black Death

An event that took place from $1347-1351$.

Beginning of the Renaissance

Historical period that began circa ($c.$) $1300$.

Gutenberg invents the printing press

A technological milestone that occurred circa ($c.$) $1440$.

Fall of Constantinople

A major historical event that occurred in $1453$.

Columbus reaches the Americas

A significant event of exploration that took place in $1492$.

Vasco da Gama reaches India

An event marking the first direct sea route from Europe to India in $1498$.

Martin Luther's 95 Theses

A foundational document for the Reformation published in $1517$.

Copernicus publishes heliocentric theory

A major scientific publication that occurred in $1543$.

End of the Renaissance

The conclusion of the Renaissance era, occurring circa ($c.$) $1600$.