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May 5, 1285
Eyeglasses (Inventions 2)
The eyeglasses were invented in 1285 by Salvino D'Armate and Allesandro Della Spina. They were invented for people with bad eyesight to help them see more clearly. They are glass lenses with a frame around them and depending on how bad your eyesight was, the thicker the lenses would be.
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Period: 1300 to
Men (Daily Life 1)
Men in the family were the ones who did the most and had the most power in the family. He controlled all of their money, the woman had no say in any of their finances. The man in the family made any important decisions in the woman's or child's life. Finally, the man had complete control over his children until he either died or legally freed them. In the picture, you can see 2 middle-class men during the Renaissance.
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Period: 1300 to
Clothing (Daily Life 3)
In the Renaissance, clothing showed wealth and power. Upper-class people would wear many layers of clothing with different colors and materials. Peasants would only have about 1-2 outfits. Men wore tights that varied in colors with a large coat and shirt with a hat. Women wore long dresses that flared at the bottom and had large sleeves. They accessorized with gold jewelry.
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Period: 1300 to
Education (Daily Life 2)
Education in the Renaissance focused on reading, writing, and math with the topics based around religion. Mostly only the middle-class and upper-class boys acquired and education, but occasionally the lower-class might get a chance. They were usually sent to school with boys in the same social standing, but some had private tutors. Some could continue onto a university but most became merchants and traders.
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Sep 9, 1377
Filippo Brunelleschi (Renaissance Artist 1)
Filippo Brunelleschi was born in 1377 and died in 1446 and lived in Florence, Italy. He was an architect who was inspired by the buildings in Rome. After figuring out how to build a dome structure, he built the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence, Italy.
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Feb 8, 1386
Donatello (Renaissance Artist 5)
The artist, Donatello, was born in 1386 and died in 1466. He studied many statues from Greeks and Romans. He created a very realistic statue of Saint George. He was known for his incredibly realistic statues.
Note Set (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance)
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Aug 22, 1440
Printing Press (Inventions 1)
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440. The printing press was used to create multiple copies of a type of writing. There would be a piece of cloth or paper placed down and the printing press would have ink on it with whatever is to be copied down. This invention saved a lot of time and allowed people to have more than just one copy of something.
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Dec 5, 1443
Pope Julius II (Patrons of the Arts 2)
Michelangelo and Julius II became very close friends and Julius II was a very big supporter of him. Julius II also had close relationships with Bramante and Raphael, and many more. He had many creative ideas that helped the artists' work and he even helped fund some.
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Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci (Renaissance Artist 2)
Leonardo was born in 1452 and died in 1519. He was a painter who painted extremely realistic paintings of people. He often dissected human bodies to better understand them. Leonardo set a higher standard for beauty with his artwork.
Note set, "Artistic Movements of the Renaissance"
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Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo (Renaissance Artist 4)
Michelangelo was born in 1475 and died in 1564. He not only painted, but sculpted, and did some architecture. He takes credit for many of the paintings in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City. His most famous painting is called "The Creation."
Note set, "Artistic Movements of the Renaissance"
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Apr 6, 1483
Raphael (Renaissance Artist 3)
Raphael was born in 1483 and died in 1520. He was an artist who is often known for his many different paintings of the Virgin of Mary. Similar to Leonardo, Raphael set a beauty standard so high that no one could reach.
Note set, "Artistic Movements of the Renaissance"
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Aug 25, 1500
Relics (The Catholic Church Pre-Reformation 2)
Relics are the parts or remains of someone or something holy. They could also be something that a holy person came into contact with. They were stored in decorated boxes or cases called reliquaries. People would visit these relics and hope that some kind of miracle might happen.
https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/relc/hd_relc.htm
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Feb 2, 1510
Pocket watch (Inventions 3)
The pocket watch was invented in 1510 by Peter Henlein. This was a small watch that allowed people to quickly be able to check the time instead of having to find somewhere that might have a clock. Since its invention, it has changed slightly and most people wear a watch on their wrist instead of carrying it around in their pocket, although many people still do.
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Mar 17, 1510
Indulgences (The Catholic Church Pre-Reformation 1)
Indulgences were something sold to people from the Church. They were believed to be a way for someone to get themselves or a family member out of Purgatory and straight to Heaven. These could be sold to anyone and were very common for people to purchase. -
May 2, 1512
Simony (The Catholic Church Pre-Reformation 3)
Simony was another thing sold by the church. It was a way to buy a higher position in the church. This was controversial because people thought that the church should not be asking for people to pay them so that they could be apart of the church.
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May 3, 1514
Heliocentric Solar System (Scientific Discoveries 1)
The heliocentric solar system is the idea that the Sun is the center of our solar system, unlike the previous belief that the Earth was the center. This was an idea discovered by Nicolas Copernicus and later backed up by Galileo Galilei.
https://www.britannica.com/science/heliocentrism
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May 13, 1515
Sofonisba (Literary Works 3)
This was a play written by Trissino and the title is the name of the main woman character. It was written between 1514-1515. It was the first tragedy play written after classical literature. The play was written in a structure resembling Greek models, but the poetic aspect of the play was not considered as good.
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Dec 4, 1516
Orlando Furioso (Literary Works 1)
Orlando Furioso is translated to Orlando Mad in English. It is a poem written by Ludovico Ariosto from the Renaissance era. It had many parts based off of popular medieval epics, and even some from the early part of the Renaissance. This poem greatly showed how literature changed during the Renaissance.
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Oct 31, 1517
95 Theses (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation 1)
Martin Luther posted a list of his 95 theses about the Church. It raised questions against indulgences and many other beliefs of the Church. Although Luther didn't pass them out to many people, they were translated to German by others and sent all over. The theses led to the biggest change and problem to the Western Christian Church in history.
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Jan 15, 1521
Excommunicated (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation 2)
In January of 1521, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Church. After Pope Leo X told Luther to recant 41 of his Ninety-Five Theses and he didn't, he was excommunicated. Excommunicated is when someone is excluded from the Church and all of their practices and activities.
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Sep 21, 1522
Luther's Bible Translation (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation 3)
Luther was held in hiding by Frederick the Wise of Saxony to protect him from the Church. He was there for 11 months and with that time he translated the New Testament from Greek to German so that the German people could understand it and interpret it for themselves.
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Aug 12, 1550
The Medici Family (Patrons of the Arts 1)
The Medici family made a great amount of money from creating an efficient banking system. At one point, Cosimo de' Medici was one of the wealthiest people in Italy. Their money helped pay for many artist's works such as Michelangelo, Donatello, Sandro Botticelli, and many more.
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Jun 27, 1581
Gerusalemme liberata (Literary Works 2)
Gerusalemme Liberata is translated to Jerusalem Delivered in English. It was written by Torquato Tasso who was considered one of the greatest poets during the Renaissance and is still incredibly important today. The main subject of the poem is the First Crusade when Jerusalem was recaptured.
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Telescope (Scientific Discoveries)
The telescope was invented in 1608 by Hans Lippershey. Galileo Galilei improved it after some time. It was a long tube with a lens that is made to help see something that is far away. They used to look at the stars and at the moon. Over time it has developed and gotten even better.
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The Scientific Method (Scientific Discoveries)
The scientific method was created by Francis Bacon in 1621. It was used to help find generalized reasoning for something happening. It is a list of steps that could help someone figure something out. It is still used a lot today.
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