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Jan 1, 1350
The Renaissance Begins
The Renaissance was an intellectual and artistic movement. Humanism was created and religion was beginning to lose it's value on society. The arts began to grow and expand and this time also saw the creation of science. -
Jan 1, 1413
Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective
The linear perspective revolutionized art. It allowed art to have depth and appear to be in 3D.
The incorporation of linear perspective and the desire to create spatial depth in paintings and drawings went on to influence artists of the many future art movements, including the likes of Baroque art, Neoclassical art, Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. -
Jan 1, 1439
Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press
The printing made it possible to put information on paper quickly and cheaply, leading to an explosion in the distribution of books, pamphlets, pictures, and newspapers. It also enabled the creation of new forms of written communication. Printing accelerated the spread of knowledge and ideas. -
Jan 1, 1498
Columbus discovers America
The discovery of new land meant the discovery of new commodities, such as tobacco, coffee and cacao bean. An elaborate trading system coined the 'Columbian Exchange' was developed, representing the trading of goods to and from America. These new commodities greatly influenced European culture. -
Jan 1, 1514
Machiavelli writes the Prince
Machiavelli’s purpose in writing ‘The Prince’ was to show a ruler or would-be ruler how he could uphold a safe and prosperous state in the midst of the political turmoil of early 16th century in Italy and secondly, to redeem himself in the eyes of the ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de’ Medici. -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther 95 Theses
Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Catholic church. He listed all his problems with the church, he was later excommunicated from the Catholic church. He created the form of Christianity what we know today as Protestantism.
