Tag: modern age in europe: the renaissance

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam is the author of the book 'In Praise of Folly'. It was written in 1509. The book is written in a satirical form and it attacks the superstitions and traditions of the Church and European society. Erasmus was a great scholar and considered as one of the leading members of the famous "humanist" movement of the 16th century.

John Huss (Jan Hus) was a Czech reformer whose teachings and efforts in the early 15th century significantly influenced the reformation movement in Bohemia.

Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who is called "Father of Reformation". In 1517 he wrote a letter to the Archbishop criticizing the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope for its corruption and abuse of power. It triggered a movement across Europe that spread to the entire world in the upcoming years. 

Christopher Columbus discovered America In 1492. Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator and coloniser. It is commonly said that "Columbus discovered America." It would be more accurate, perhaps, to say that he introduced the Americas to Western Europe during his four voyages to the region between 1492 and 1502. 

Vasco-de-Gama a Portuguese explorer discovered the sea route to India In

1. After sailing down the western coast of Africa and rounding the Cape of Good Hope, his expedition made numerous stops in Africa before reaching the trading post of Calicut, India, in May 1498.

Galileo invented the telescope. When he supported the theory of Copernicus, he was declared as a heretic. His books were burnt and he was imprisoned. 

The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Early Modern Age.

Christopher Columbus of Genoa city crossed the Atlantic ocean with the help of the king of Spain. He reached the Bahamas in West Indies (Caribbean Islands).

Renaissance humanism  is the study of classical antiquity, at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. It was an important feature of the Renaissance movement.

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese sailor who successfully discovered the sea route to India in the year 1498 AD. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Indian Ocean. He landed on the Calicut (Kozhikode) port and sought trade concessions from King Zamorin.