1545
Medicine
France
Ambroise Pare and humane surgery
The French barber-surgeon replaced cauterising oil with ligatures and gentle dressings.
Why it mattered
Cut the mortality and agony of battlefield wounds.
Renaissance
1545
2 recorded milestones at this point in the record.
1545
Society
Andes
Potosi silver and the global money supply
Andean mines and mercury amalgamation flooded world markets with silver.
Why it mattered
Created the first truly global trade circuit.
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