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1231
Papal Inquisition was Established (Catholic Church Pre- Reformation
The Papal Inquisition was made to deal with the people who did not believe are made sins againsty the church. This showed the power of the church. If anyone went against the church they would have been punished. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inquisition -
1301
Papal Schism (The Catholic Church Pre-Reformation
The ruler of Rome attempted to weaken the leader of the Church of France by forcing them to give him money. The leader of France's church was put into prison. After this, he told the ruler of Rome that he would soon be kicked out of the Church. Clement V became the new leader of the Congregation. Martin Luther and the Protestant reformation google slide -
1400
Music Becoming Popular (Daily Life/ Culture)
Around 1400 music started becoming a big thing for the people. It became really popular for choirs to sing in Church. This was a big form of entertainment along with plays. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_music -
1405
The Book of the City of the Ladies - Christine De Pizan (Literature)
The book argued that women would be just as successful as men if they got the same education and given the same oppurtunities. The author wanted people to know what women could actually do.This book put a mindset on many people during the renaissance changing the view they had of the intelligance of a women. http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/chrisdp.html
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1440
The Printing Press (Scientific Discoveries)
The discovery between 1440-1450 allowed us to make large amounts of information quickly and in huge numbers. During the renaissance this helped Luther get his theses out faster so more people could read them. Before we had the printing press we had to hand-write things which took 2x longer https://www.psprint.com/resources/printing-press/ -
1450
Fashion and Clothing (Daily Life)
This idea was very important to people in the Renaissance because it was a symbol for wealth and power. Peasants would have only owned 1-2 outfits when the wealthy would have several pieces of clothing with different colors and material. Life During the Renaissance PP -
1490
Man in the Red Cap - Titian (Art)
This is a painting of a man wearing a red hat with a dark background. The man has to have money seeing he's wearing a fur coat. The man also has a gold looking shirt on. This painting is currently in New York. https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/portrait-of-a-man-in-a-red-cap/2QHSD1aWyn2aBg -
1492
Trade (Daily Life/ Culture)
On August 3, 1492, Christopher Columbus left Palos to help the people of the Renaissance look for trade. Columbus traveled in the wrong direction and discovered America. But when he got to America, Columbus thought that he had arrived in Asia. The people of Europe did not know that Columbus had discovered different territory until many years after he had returned. https://theitalianrenaissance-byhelenlo.weebly.com/trade-and-commerce.html -
1495
Leonardo - The Last Supper (Art)
Leonardo painted the last supper. The last supper was where Jesus told his disciples that he would be leaving them and going back to Heaven. The last supper was a meal where the mean celebrated. They had a feast and wine. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Last-Supper-fresco-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci -
1504
The Engagement of the Virgin Mary- Raphael (Art)
The reason the painting of the engagement of the Virgin Mary is so famous is because this event was very important to the time back then and today. The painting is of the virgin Mary and St. Joseph. From the painting it looks like they were engaged in front of a church. There was also other people standing around them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marriage_of_the_Virgin_(Raphael) -
1505
Martin Luther Becomes a Monk (Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation)
Martin said that he was sentenced by god to become a monk. He was caught in a bad storm where he thought he was going to die. Luther said if he was saved he would become a monk. His father was highly against his decision. Luther still thought becoming a monk was a good idea considering he kept a promise. https://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-9389283 -
1505
Madonna del Granduca- Raphael (Art)
This painting is of the Virgin Mary holding a child. This painting is currently in Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy. Some people think the black background was added. People think this because in all of Raphael's other paintings of Virgins had a landscape background. This painting is obviously famous because it was painted by Raphael and because the Virgin Mary is in the painting. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/madonna-del-granduca -
1506
St. Peter's Basilica is Started (The Catholic Church Pre-Reformation)
St. Peter's is a large church located in Vatican City. It is believed to be burred underneath this famous basilica. Was believed to be constructed in the year 1506. Over the time of the construction the design changed majorly. Pope Julius II was the pope who began the creation of the basilica. This church holds many well known pieces of art by Michelangelo and Raphael. This has been the main church of the Pope ever since it was completed. https://www.romaexperience.com/st-peters-basilica/ -
1508
Pope Julius ll Helps Pay for the Sistine Chapel (Patrons of the arts)
Julius II comissioned the making of the art on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This work of art is still recognized for it's amazing details in the Chapel to this day. The pope wanted Michelangelo to do this art but he insisted he didn't want to because he thought of himself more as a sculptor rather than an artist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Julius_II
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1513
The Prince- Machiavelli's (Literature)
Machiavelli didn't have a job, was tortured, and couldn't afford to live in Florence anymore. Him and a friend started a correspondence which is where the book The Prince came from. Machiavelli was hooked on politics, and couldn't let them go so a solution was The Prince. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince -
1517
Martin Luther - 95 theses (Martin Luther and the Reformation)
Martin Luther made a list of things that he thought was wrong with the church. After Martin made the list he nailed it to the door for everyone to see. This caused a major upset to the chruch and also chaos to the town. People saw the list and then used the printing press so they could send the list to people all over. https://www.history.com/topics/reformation/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses -
1517
John Tetzel - Selling Indulgences (Catholic Church Pre-Reformation)
John Tetzel started selling these around 1517. The first indulgences were sold much earlier. They prevented people from getting in trouble if someone did something bad. As indulgences became more popular, deceased people could get out of Purgatory if one of their family members bought an indulgence for them. Although they had become more popular, indulgences became a very big problem between the people of the Renaissance. http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/web/37luther.htm -
1521
Martin Luther is Excommunicated (Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation)
On January 3rd Martin was excommunicated from the Church. Which means he can no longer do church practices and will not have the chance to go to heaven. This happened because of Luther's 95 theses. He never failed to stop continuing in his beliefs which made the theses stronger than they were before. More people started to believe in what he was saying. The Luther Movie -
1575
Ricordi- Francesco Guicciardini (Literature)
Francesco wrote mostly about his views. Him writing about his views allows us to try and inference how some of the things back then were like. This is just one of many of Francesco's works. http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/771.html -
The Microscope (Invention)
The microscope is an instrument we use to view small objects like cells. The microscope was built by two lensmakers that go by Zacharias and Hans Janssen. The first invention of this product was not very effective. It was not very powerful and had a magnification of 9x during the renaissance but as time went on the microscope developed farther and farther. We still use this invention strongly to this day. https://www.smore.com/0zteg -
Compass (Scientific Discovery)
This discovery allowed explorers to be able to detect which way they were going by this thing called a compass. This tool used the magnetic tools of the earth to know what way they were going. This is where North, East, South, and West came into Role. https://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/esplora/compasso/dswmedia/storia/estoria1_st.html -
Astronomy- Galileo (Scientific Discovery)
Galileo made his first telescope and started making observations. Galileo figured out that the sun didn't rotate the earth but instead the earth rotated the sun. After Galileo discoverd this he couldn't tell many people because the King would get mad. Because according to the Kings/his religion the earth was the center of God's universe. https://www.space.com/15589-galileo-galilei.html -
The Telescope (Invention)
The first telescope was said to be created by Hans Lippershay. He was a lensmaker who found out that if you look through a mixture of different lenses then the object you are looking at will appear larger. Later Galileo Galilei made improvements on the telescope. This invention also changed the way how we look at things. As time went on, we were able to look deeper and farther. https://www.smore.com/prg52 -
The Adding Machine (Invention)
The adding machine, also known as the calculator, was made by Blaise Pascal. He wanted a device that would make his dad's job a lot easier. This invention allowed you to be able to add or subtract. You would spend these dials on a wooden box and it would do the math for you. Eventually the adding machine was able to multiply and divide as well as a lot more things. https://www.canva.com/design/DADO42SCHTg/_4Nep795XTfIQfXPPWu-WA/edit?category=tACFat6uXco -
Girl with the Pearl Earring- Vermeer (Art)
This is a painting of a young girl wearing a head dressing with a pearl earing. This painting was originally named Girl with a Turban. The girl in the painting is Vermeer's oldest daughter. This painting is currently located in the Hague, Netherlands. This painting was painted by Johannes Vermeer. He did most of his paintings of woman doing normal day things. Renaissance art task google doc
