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Important Events- Renaissance

  • Apr 12, 1456

    The Printing Revoultion

    The Printing Revoultion
    In 1456, Johnathan Gutenburg printed the bible a machine called a printing press. The printing press printed book which became cheapier and easier to produce then hard copies. The printing press made it easier for people to gain more knowledge worldwide and hade a great contribution to the protestant reformation.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIUEEmYo8DU&edufilter=1-jMMkeRvXztebvAM278UA
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus sailed to the new world. This was important because of him people discovered that the world was bigger and wasnt flat like they thought and because of that culture spreaded and people expanded. The impact it had on histroy was that it made the people of the world expand. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGtIHZMr0vQ&edufilter=1-jMMkeRvXztebvAM278UA
  • Jan 1, 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    Leonardo Di Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. No one knows for sure when he painted the mona lisa but it wa done around 1503- 1507. It is important because he was the greatest painter and this was one of the famous painting during the renaissance time period. The impact it had on history was that it influenced the spread of art around the globe.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kQ_p2EZX4Q&edufilter=1-jMMkeRvXztebvAM278UA
  • Apr 15, 1503

    Leonardo Di Vinci

    Leonardo Di Vinci
    Leonardo was born April 15, 1452. He exanded the world of technology during the renaissance by creating gadgets and all types of flying contraptions. It is important in my top 10 becuase it help exapand technology. Its impact on history was huge, it advanced technology.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrV91kOn-ao&edufilter=1-jMMkeRvXztebvAM278UA
  • Apr 21, 1509

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII
    Henry the 8th Became King of England. He was married six times and played a role in English Reformation, turning his country into a Protestant nation. It is imortant in my top 10 because He claimed himself head of a church. This impacted history because he created a protestant religion.
    http://www.biography.com/people/henry-viii-9335322/videos/henry-viii-mini-biography-126127683527
  • Jan 1, 1512

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    Michelangelo finishes painting the Sistine Chapel in Rome between 1508- 1512.It was considered on of the most largest and obscene works of all time. Its important because it inspired more artists. It impacted history by exapanding arts around the world.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEE3B8Fsuc0&edufilter=1-jMMkeRvXztebvAM278UA
  • Jan 1, 1564

    Graphite Pencil

    Graphite Pencil
    The graphite pecil first came to be when a huge Graphite mine wa discovered in Borrowdale at Cumbria, England. The graphite was cut into sheets and they used wood to cover it whch turned into the Graphite pencil. This is important because artist used these to draw and sketch things out to make art. It impacted history by allowing people to have a easier way to write and draw.
    http://cargocollective.com/THINKSUSTAINABLE/I-Pencil-documentary
  • Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare
    William Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564. He was known as the greatest play writer and poet in the history of the English Language. He would be one of my top 10 because he inspired others by his plays to make theatre more worldwide. This impacted history by Expanding more writers and poet to make plays and poetry for theatre.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geev441vbMI&edufilter=1-jMMkeRvXztebvAM278UA
  • The Flush Toilet

    The Flush Toilet
    The first flush toliet was made by Sir John Harrington. He only made 2, one for him and one for his godmother Queen Elizabeth. He later made a book describing his invention which led to more people tring to improve it. Until John Crapper was claimed the inventor of the first working toliet. It is important because it helped humanity to easliy get rid of waste. It impacted history by advancing technology to another level.
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN8XRLERDQc
  • Isaac Newton (Laws of Gravity)

    Isaac Newton (Laws of Gravity)
    Issac Newton invented calculus, he also created the universal theory of gravity. It is very important because it is a big thing for our society.He helped humanity understand the laws of gravity around us and what it does. It impacted history by stating the laws of gravity to explain how things work. Also by advacing science and making scientist wonder about more of the universe.
    http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment/videos/beyond-the-big-bang-sir-isaac-newtons-law-of-gravity