Question: what are the important events of the renaissance?
Answer: 1400 to 1450: The Rise of Rome and the de Medici Family. Danita Delimont / Getty Images. ... 
1451 to 1475: Leonardo da Vinci and the Gutenberg Bible. Chris Hellier / Getty Images. ... 
1476 to 1500: The Age of Exploration. ... 
1501 to 1550: Politics and the Reformation. ... 
1550 and Beyond: The Peace of Augsburg.