Renaissance and Reformation Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1300

    Mechanical Clock

    Mechanical Clock
    The invention of the mechanical clock was invented by Galileo in the 1300s. He made the first mechanical clock which he was an Italian scientist.
  • Jan 9, 1300

    Life during the Renaissance

    Life during the Renaissance
    Some people during the renaissance had the chance to go to school but that was only for rich people. The poor didn't have the opportunity to go to school because they didn't have the money.
  • Jan 9, 1300

    Catholic Church

    Catholic Church
    The catholic church used to be something where everyone went to church and it was a big deal but then it all started to be about money and so people stopped going.
  • Jan 9, 1300

    Culture of the Renaissance

    Culture of the Renaissance
    This cultural movement influenced literature, philosophy, art, philosophy, politics and much more. People in this era were very religous and believed in god.
  • Jan 9, 1350

    The Catholic Church

    The Catholic Church
    The Catholic Church started getting weak and people stopped going to church and they started doing good things because they knew you didn't have to go to church to go to heaven.
  • Jan 9, 1350

    The Catholic Church

    The Catholic Church
    The religion started to change, preachers started changing up things for the people like sinners. The church had to change there ways.
  • Jan 9, 1400

    Life during the Renaissance

    Life during the Renaissance
    Many people during the renaissance liked to go shopping in town because they wanted to look all fancy and impress people. If you had nice clothes people would know that you are rich and have money.
  • Jan 9, 1434

    Medici

    Medici
    The Medici family controlled Florence during the renaissance time period. They were a big part of the political development in the city. They were a Patrons of the arts.
  • Jan 9, 1434

    Sforza

    Sforza
    They were a ruling family during the renaissance. They ruled Italy and they were a patron of the arts during the renaissance.
  • Jan 9, 1435

    Life during the Renaissance

    Life during the Renaissance
    Many people during the renaissance went to festivals and even sporting events. They even played games such as chess and checkers.
  • Jan 9, 1440

    Printing Press

    Printing Press
    A device that applies pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium. This changed how everyone got information and many people used this to spread ideas and opinions on things.
  • Jan 9, 1440

    Scientific Discoveries

    Scientific Discoveries
    Alchemy is the study of the transmutation of materials through obscured processes. One way you can use this is to try and find gold from other substances.
  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci
    He was a famous Italian polymath and his interests were painting, sculpting, architecture, science, and music. Back in the day he was a very smart man and was very talented at what he did,
  • Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    Michelangelo was an Italian artist during the renaissance time period. He developed the are called the Western art. He was also a sculptor, architect, and a poet
  • Jan 9, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael
    Raphael was an Italian painter/architect. He was very good at both of those things and many people looked up to him. His work is very admired by a lot of people.
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    Martin Luther was a pope that knew to get into heaven you didn't have to pay money you just had to do good things. He almost got in a lot of trouble from the church because he went against them.
  • Jan 9, 1490

    Titan

    Titan
    He was an Italian painter, he was the most important person in the 16th-century Venetian school. He was a artist during the renaissance time period.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Literary Works

    Literary Works
    The Lute was a musical instrument like the guitar. You pluck the strings to get it to make noise. It was strung like the guitar
  • Jan 9, 1533

    Literary Works

    Literary Works
    Queen Elizabeth was a famous writer during the renaissance. Historians often depict it as the golden age in English history. She made many books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabethan_era
  • Scientific discoveries

    Scientific discoveries
    The microscope was invented during the renaissance era by Zacharias Janssen. They use glass to magnify what you see. This tool helped with a lot of other discoveries.
  • Invention of the Flush Toilet

    Invention of the Flush Toilet
    Sir John Harrington made the first ever flush toilet. He was a scientist in the renaissance. He was the godson of Queen Elizabeth.
  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet
    A tragedy that was written by William Shakespeare early in his career. This book was about two people falling in love but they families were enemies and sinse they can't be together they kill eachother.
  • Protestant Reformation

    Protestant Reformation
    This was a major 16th-century European movement which was mainly aimed at reforming beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic church.
  • Scientific Discoveries

    Scientific Discoveries
    Robert Boyle discovered that if you rub phosphorus and sulfur together it will burst into a match. He was a very intelligent man worked with a lot of different elements. http://www.doesgodexist.org/MarApr03/RobertBoyleFounderOfModernChemistry.html
  • Literary Works

    Literary Works
    Paradise Lost written by John Milton was considered one of the greatest poems of all time. This poem was made with multiple number of books.