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1283
Clock (Scientific discoveries)
The first mechanical clock was invented in the early Renaissance. steps were made to make it better by Galileo who invented the pendulum in 1581. The invention allowed clocks to be made that were a lot more accurate. -
1285
Eyeglasses (Inventions)
The first eyeglasses were made out of metal or bone. The actual part you look through was glass and different types of glass made it easier to see for different people. -
1377
Three Popes (Protestant Reformation)
The three popes lived in Avignon. Pope Gregory then moved the papacy back to Rome in 1377. And then Gregory died, and the French cardinals did not like the new Pope, so the French Cardinals voted a new pope in. Later they voted a third Pope -
1400
Education
In the Renaissance the had Education but it was only the basic classes. Reading, Writing, and Math. Education was saved for middle-upper class boys but sometimes smart boys that were poor were let in. -
1410
Oil Paints (scientific discoveries)
Jan Van Eyck invented oil paints. Oil paint knocked off other drawing materials because it was more colorful and it didn't dry as fast. Which is a good thing because it allowed the painter to mix colors and make it look more realistic. -
1440
The Printing Press (Protestant Reformation)
The Printing Press was built in 1440. To make printing things way faster so they wouldn't have to hand write or draw it out. If they wouldn't have made this everyone would have to hand write everything and it would take 3 times as long. -
1440
Peasants (Daily Life)
If you were a peasant you worked for very poor wages on farmland. But more peasants became free after the decline of the manorial system. -
1459
Santa Maria Della Neve (Patrons and Arts)
Is a Roman Catholic Church it the town Pisogne. -
1483
Mars and Venus (Renaissance Arts)
This portrait was referring to human relations and social expectations. Painted in egg-tempera and oil on a panel of poplar wood. -
1490
Trade (Daily life)
Trade was good and made goods get around a lot faster and it influenced a lot of people. There were also trade centers where you would go and you would trade your good for another. -
1500
Relics (Catholic Church)
A relic is something that a saint will be placed in after he or she has died. And you could actually visit them. -
1503
Mona Lisa (Renaissance Arts)
The Mona Lisa was painted in 1503. In fact the painter or the person the portrait its of did not make this famous. What made this famous is it was stolen, and that what made this painting so famous. -
1509
Portrait of a Man with a Quilted Sleeve (Renaissance Arts)
The man who created this portrait is called Titian. The portrait was made in 1509. It was supposed to be a portrait of a poet but its a man from the Barbarigo family. The color of the sleeve was actually used in other paintings he created. -
1512
Three Ages of Man (Renaissance Arts)
This painting representing the life cycle of man. It shows when the man is a baby, then you see a middle aged man in front, and in the back you see a lady holding a skeleton, which obviously means he was old and he had died. -
1517
95 theses (Martin Luther)
Martin Luther wrote these theses because he wanted to attack the Catholic Church because of selling indulgences. Which were basically words written on paper saying you will go to heaven if you buy one. -
1568
The Beggars (Renaissance Arts)
the picture is a picture of different types of beggars. They're wearing different types of headgear representing different types of society. -
Toilet (Inventions)
In 1189 people would dispose of their toilet by hand and they would dump it basically on the streets and these places would smell really bad. Finally in 1596 People put pipes at the bottom of the toilet to flush it down the pipe and it would take it outside somewhere where it didn't make the town smell. -
Telescope (Inventions)
Hans Lippershey created the telescope. he owned a glasses store and he had put two lenses together and the objects seemed to be more bigger and clearer. From this he learned that it basically zoomed in on the object. From then he came up with an idea and created the telescope. -
Thermometer (Scientific Discoveries)
Galileo Galilei was the inventor of the thermometer. What it look like before was a piece of metal with a long glass tube with numbers. The tube would have alcohol or mercury in it and what ever temperature it was the substances would rise to the temp.
