Renaissance

The black death (Plague)

Feb 28, 1348

The Black Death or Bubonic Plague was a deadly disease that spread through Europe. This deadly disease started in 1348 and ended in 1350.It is estimated that the pandemic killed from 75-200 million people.

The start of the Renaissance

Jan 1, 1400

The Renaissance was a time of rebirth. In fact the word renaissance itself is means rebirth. The Renaissance began in 1350 and ended in the early 1700's. During this time there was an interest in art and culture. Also in this time, artists and musicians showed more freedom and indivuality in their peices of art.

The death of Filippo Brunelleschi

Apr 14, 1416

Filippo was an artist that is most famous for his discovery of perspective in painting. This style of painting allowed the art to come into life beause that objects that were further away were drawn smaller so it looked like they were far away.

The invention of the printing press

Jan 1, 1445

The printing press was able to help further education because before, books cost a lot and were rare. With this machine more people were able to learn from books. The printing press was also able to print poetry, music, bibles.The printing press was made by Gutenberg in 1445.

The birth of Leonardo da Vinci

Apr 15, 1452

Leonardo da Vinci was born on Aoril 15, 1452 and died on May 2nd,1519. He was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. Leonardo was one of the most creative thinkers at the time.

Lorenzo Ghiberta Dies

Dec 1, 1455

Lorenzo Ghiberta Dies
Lorenzo was an iltalian artist and sculptor. He is most famous for his sculpture: the bronze doors of the Baptistry of Florence Cathedral. Lorenzo was important because he was a very good artist and sculptor but the thing that he did that made him very important is that he trained many artists that would later become famous in the renaissance.

Nicolaus Copernicus is Born

Feb 19, 1473

Copernicus was an astronomer that came up with the theory that the Earth revolved around the sun and the sun didnt revolve around Earth. This was important information because it changed the views of many people because people used to think that the Earth was the center of everything

Michelangelo is Born

May 6, 1475

This is an very important event because Michelangelo will later become a very famous sculpture and artist. He was able to create art without all the resources. His art represented the rebirth in art and traditions. His art was showed his view of religion at the time.

Martin Luther is born

Mar 10, 1483

Martin Luther is an important person because he would be one of the main causes of the reformation of the church. Martin nailed 95 these to a door of a church in Germany to complain about the church.

The last supper

Jan 1, 1498

This painting was important because Leonardo's version of the last supper was the most human like and human's acted like humans in the painting. Next, Leonardo used a style of painting called perspective.

Mona Lisa

Jan 1, 1506

Leonardo da Vinci painted the most popular and most expensive painting in the world. This painting was important because itfeatured a relatively new technique called shading. This allowed the painting to look 3-D.

Christopher Columbus Dies

May 20, 1506

Christopher was an explorer that made 4 voyages across the ocean. He was an important character because he wanted to find a new way to Asia by sailing around the world the opposite way. He didn't find Asia but instead he found the America's.

Henry the 8th becomes Head of English Church

Jan 1, 1533

This was an important event because he made a new version of Christianity that was a lot like Catholism but now people could divorce. This changed the way that people thought because now they can divorce.

Queen Elizabeth I

Jan 1, 1559

Queen Elizabeth I was the first women to rule england in 45 years. This was important because it showed many women that women can be just as good as men if they recieved the same education.

Galileo Galilei is Born

Feb 14, 1564

Galileo was an iltalian scientist and philosopher. He is recognized as the father of modern astronomy. Galileo was one of the first scientists to propase abstract scientific theories that were tested. He built his own telescope in 1609 and used it to look at many things including craters on the moon, spots on the sun, the 4 largest satellites of Juptier and the phases of Venus. Galileo was fascinated by natures forces.

William Shakespeare is Born

Apr 23, 1564

William Shskespeare was a man with a unique perspective of the world. He was wasn't drawn to the 2D dimensions of writing. He was very vivid and focused especially on human characters with psychologically complexity. Shakespeare is a signifigant person because his words have changed the way we read and write and talk today.

Titian Dies

Aug 27, 1576

Titian was an iltalin painter that was famous for his unique stlye of painting. Titian was an important person because he was able to paint anything he wanted and he good at it. Titian had a very unique stlye of applying color to his paintings.

Pedro Nunes Dies

Aug 11, 1578

Pedro Nunes was an Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor. He was famous for his study in navigation. This was an important thing because his discoveries contributed to the Portuguese period of discoveries.

Flush toilet is invented

Jan 1, 1596

In 1506 the first flush toilet was invented by Sir John Harington for Queen Elizabeth I. Harington was the queens godson. This invention was signifigant because before, human waste was dumped into the streets or the lake and that caused many diseases and it made the streets dirty.

Samuel de Champlain

Jan 1, 1603

Samuel de Champlain was a important figure because he traveled all the way to the top of North America and discovered Canada. He set up in Quebec and started a colony.

Sir Isaac Newton

Jan 1, 1666

Sir Isaac Newton was an important figure because he came up with a theory that we still use today. The theory of gravity. One day, Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple hit him on the head and he thought why the apple fell instead of flying in the air. This is how he came up with the theory of gravity. He also came up with the idea that the moon revolved around the Earth. This was all important because without this knowledge we wouldn't know about gravity and astronomy today.