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Renaissance
The Renaissance (French for "rebirth"; Italian: Rinascimento, from ri- "again" and nascere "be born") was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Florence in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more...
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Scientific revolution
In the history of science, the scientific revolution was a period when new ideas in physics, astronomy, biology, human anatomy, chemistry, and other sciences led to a rejection of doctrines that had prevailed from Ancient Greece through the Middle...
Duration:
- 257 years (1543 — 1800)
15th century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was the century which lasted from 1401 to 1500.
Spanish and Portuguese explorations led to discovery of the Americas and the sea passage along Cape of Good Hope to India for the European...
Duration:
- 99 years (1401 — 1500)
16th century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century lasted from 1501 to 1600.
During the 16th century, Spain and Portugal explored and conquered the world seas. Latin America became a Spanish colony, while Portugal became the master of the...
Duration:
- 99 years (1601 — 1700)
1300s
The 1300s decade ran from January 1, 1300, to December 31, 1309. It was the first decade of the 14th century.
Duration:
- 100 years (1300 — 1400)
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe which is generally deemed to have begun with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 although a number of precursors such as Jan Hus predate that event. The Reformation is...
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- 131 years (1517 — 1648)
