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The sculptors of middle ages carved faces, hands, and draperies but the form of the human body could not be detected under the draperies.

The Divine Comedy is an Italian long narrative poem by Dante Alighieri.  He began the work in 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of world literature.

Galileo Galilei was the Father of modern sciences and medieval exponent of observation and experiment. He was the first scientist to record accurate data through his telescope. Galileo supported the theory by Copernicus, that sun is the centre not earth of our Universe. 

"The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" tells about the  Italian Renaissance, it was written by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt is 1860. The book is divided into six parts.

Seven books of the Structure of the Human Body was written by Andreas Vesalius. The book was published in 1543. It was a collection of speeches by Vesalius in Padua. This book is an advance description of human anatomy.  

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who reached India by sea on May 17, 1498. His fleet reached Kappakadavu near Calicut in the current Indian state of Kerala.

As a result of growth in trade, a new class of professionals such as bankers, agents, shopkeepers, clerks and accountants emerged. This new class came to be called as the 'middle class'.

He accused the church of the sale of indulgences. In 1517, Luther wrote the 95 thesis or statements dealing with the difference between the beliefs and practices of the church and nailed them on the church door at Wittenburg.