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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Renaissance and Reformation
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Feb 25, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
He was athe painter who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Leonardo also was an architect, engineer, painter, sculpter, and scientist. -
Feb 25, 1466
Thomas More
He was a humanist. He published Utopia. -
Feb 25, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
He was a Florentine diplomat. He wrote the essay The Prince. -
May 25, 1475
Michelangelo
A brilliant painter who painted the ceiling of the Sistinr Chapel. He also sculped biblical figures like David. -
Feb 28, 1483
Rafael
He was hired to beautify the Vatican. He also made paintings of the Virgin Mary. -
Jan 1, 1509
Year 1509
This is the year that started an outburst of "witch hunting". It lasted for more than one hundred years. -
Jul 25, 1517
Martin Luther
Martin had written and posted 95 theses and posted them on the church door. He also established the Lutheran Church. -
Feb 25, 1529
King Henry VIII
The pope granted him "Defender of the Faith". He created the Church of England. -
Feb 25, 1534
Ignatius de Loyola
He founded the Jesuits in 1534. His foundation spread Catholicism. -
Jan 28, 1536
John Calvin
This is the year that he formulated and published The Institutes of the Christian Religion. He had believed in predestination.
