A Caravel 1400 A.D. -- 1500 A.D. 1400's Portugese seafarers begin to explore the coast of West Africa in small but sophisticated wooden sailing ships known as caravels. Montezuma II, Aztec emperor, sets up tribute system in which he orders subjects to make annual payments of food and precious stones. Johann Gutenberg inventor of printing in Europe is born. 1407 Bethlehem Hospital, London, becomes an institution for the insane. 1416 Dutch fishermen were the first to use drift nets. 1420 Torquemada, the future Spanish Grand Inquisitor, is born. 1424 James I of Scotland tries (and fails) to ban golf so troops will practice archery more. Click here to go to the Story of Joan of Arc! (1431) 1448 The Portugese establish the first trading post with Africa. 1450 Printing with movable type appears in Europe. 1451 Italians Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci are born. Click Here for the story of two babies..one in the "Old World", one in the "New". 1452 Metal plates are used for printing. Leonardo da Vinci is born. 1453 Heavy artillery (cannons) help Muslim Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople, putting an end to 1000 years of Christian rule. 1453 End of the Hundred Years War between England and France. Click Here for the story of Gutenberg's Bible: 1455! 1455 -- 1485 The War of the Roses in England. 1465 Incas conquer Chima state in Peru. Edward IV passes edict forbidding "hustling of stones", and other bowling-like sports. 1468 Johann Gutenberg, often called the inventor of printing dies. 1473 -- 1481 The Sistine Chapel is built under the supervision of Giovanni de Dolci. 1480 Leonardo da Vinci invents the parachute. (Why?) 1481 The Spanish Inquisition, a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical tribunal to discover, punish, and prevent heresy begins. 1483 Russia begins to explore Siberia. Click Here for the Rules for Oxford University: 1483 1483 -- 1546 Martin Luther , leader of the protestant reformation attacks the authority of the Pope, rejects celibacy, and recommends Bible study. 1490 Aldine Press opens in Venice, goes on to publish first pocket editions of poetry and Greek classics. 1492 Spanish conquer Granada and extinguish the Moorish kingdom, consolidating the monarchys of Ferdinand of Aragon, and Isabella of Castille. Inquisitor general Torquemada tells Spanish Jews they have three months to accept Christianity, or leave the country. 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella finance voyage of Christopher Columbus to India..he winds up in America. 1494 The earliest account of Scots making whiskey. 1495 Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Last Supper". 1497 Vasco de Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope after having left Lisbon on his way to India. Click For: 1000 AD -- 1100 AD Click For: 1100 AD -- 1200 AD Click For: 1200 AD -- 1300 AD Click For: 1300 AD -- 1400 AD Click For: 1500 AD -- 1600 AD Click For: 1600 AD -- 1700 AD Click For: 1700 AD -- 1800 AD Click For: 1800 AD -- 1900 AD Click For: The Twentieth Century! One World One People Page Created by MorningStar@Chickasaw Graphics Web Creations! Custom-made Web-Sites and Pages to YOUR Satisfaction. Come See Us HERE!
1400 A.D. -- 1500 A.D. 1400's Portugese seafarers begin to explore the coast of West Africa in small but sophisticated wooden sailing ships known as caravels. Montezuma II, Aztec emperor, sets up tribute system in which he orders subjects to make annual payments of food and precious stones. Johann Gutenberg inventor of printing in Europe is born. 1407 Bethlehem Hospital, London, becomes an institution for the insane. 1416 Dutch fishermen were the first to use drift nets. 1420 Torquemada, the future Spanish Grand Inquisitor, is born. 1424 James I of Scotland tries (and fails) to ban golf so troops will practice archery more. Click here to go to the Story of Joan of Arc! (1431) 1448 The Portugese establish the first trading post with Africa. 1450 Printing with movable type appears in Europe. 1451 Italians Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci are born. Click Here for the story of two babies..one in the "Old World", one in the "New". 1452 Metal plates are used for printing. Leonardo da Vinci is born. 1453 Heavy artillery (cannons) help Muslim Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople, putting an end to 1000 years of Christian rule. 1453 End of the Hundred Years War between England and France. Click Here for the story of Gutenberg's Bible: 1455! 1455 -- 1485 The War of the Roses in England. 1465 Incas conquer Chima state in Peru. Edward IV passes edict forbidding "hustling of stones", and other bowling-like sports. 1468 Johann Gutenberg, often called the inventor of printing dies. 1473 -- 1481 The Sistine Chapel is built under the supervision of Giovanni de Dolci. 1480 Leonardo da Vinci invents the parachute. (Why?) 1481 The Spanish Inquisition, a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical tribunal to discover, punish, and prevent heresy begins. 1483 Russia begins to explore Siberia. Click Here for the Rules for Oxford University: 1483 1483 -- 1546 Martin Luther , leader of the protestant reformation attacks the authority of the Pope, rejects celibacy, and recommends Bible study. 1490 Aldine Press opens in Venice, goes on to publish first pocket editions of poetry and Greek classics. 1492 Spanish conquer Granada and extinguish the Moorish kingdom, consolidating the monarchys of Ferdinand of Aragon, and Isabella of Castille. Inquisitor general Torquemada tells Spanish Jews they have three months to accept Christianity, or leave the country. 1492 Ferdinand and Isabella finance voyage of Christopher Columbus to India..he winds up in America. 1494 The earliest account of Scots making whiskey. 1495 Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Last Supper". 1497 Vasco de Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope after having left Lisbon on his way to India. Click For: 1000 AD -- 1100 AD Click For: 1100 AD -- 1200 AD Click For: 1200 AD -- 1300 AD Click For: 1300 AD -- 1400 AD Click For: 1500 AD -- 1600 AD Click For: 1600 AD -- 1700 AD Click For: 1700 AD -- 1800 AD Click For: 1800 AD -- 1900 AD Click For: The Twentieth Century! One World One People Page Created by MorningStar@Chickasaw Graphics Web Creations! Custom-made Web-Sites and Pages to YOUR Satisfaction. Come See Us HERE!
