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The Meaning of the word Renaissance

1 BCE

It is French for "rebirth"

Humanism

Dec 12, 1300

Humanism is a philosophy of life that is believed without supernatural that lets us live lives of personal happiness that end to the greater good of humanity.

Francesco Petrarch is rewarded with Poet Laureate

Apr 6, 1341

Many people know this date as the beginning of the Renaissance.

The Black Death

Oct 1, 1347

The Black Death came to Europe by boat in October, 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships stopped at the Sicilian Port of Messina after a very long quest through the Black Sea. Then the people who stopped to greet them found most of the ship mates dead or extremely ill. They tried to ban the ships but it was too late, because over the next five years The Black Death would kill 20 million people.

The Printing Press

Dec 12, 1440

Johannes Gutenberg creates the printing press! This was an amazing invention for books and anything pretty much written. Now they could be made twice as fast and it could be read easier than other peoples handwriting.

Da Vinci is born

Apr 15, 1452

(not his at birth picture)

Erasmus

Dec 12, 1466

Formally known as Desiderius Erasmus Rotterdam. He was a classical scholar that wrote in mostly Latin style. He did not agree with the Reformation but he did not full out rebel like Luther.

Lorenzo de Medici

Dec 12, 1469

Lorenzo de Medici was king of Florence from 1469 to 1478 with his brother Giuliano After the latter's assassination the people stood loyal to him as he ripped out the limbs of the assassin. Lorenzo was known as "the needle on the italian scales. He protected Botticelli and Da Vinci.

Rafael

Apr 6, 1483

His real name being Raffaello Sanzio he was a master painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Rafael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure composition in the Vatican. Finally his work is known for its clarity.

Botticelli paints The Birth of Venus

Dec 12, 1486

The painting was supposedly based off of a poem. It is one of the early paintings on canvas. It is 6 feet by 9 feet.

Henry VIII becomes King of England

Jun 28, 1491

Henry VIII was married 6 times. He played a big role in the English Reformation by making his people protest.

Da Vinci Paints The Last Supper

Dec 12, 1495

First off this painting is huge, the size of it is 15 feet by 29 feet. Also some renovations have taken off a piece of it in 1652 when they needed to make a door. Finally, yes this is one of the most known paintings in the world it is hard to get to and see in real life, because it is in the Convent in Milan, Italy and it would be very hard to move and there is years of waiting to see it in real life.

Whats the Center of the Galaxy?

Dec 12, 1500

For 2000 years Europeans believed that earth was the center of the galaxy and all the other planets orbited around us. But then Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the theory that the sun was the center of the galaxy but very few people believed him.

Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa

Dec 12, 1503

The Mona Lisa was Leonardo Da Vinci's favorite piece, he carried it everywhere he went. Also if you were go to look at it now there are no eyebrows, but they just wore off over time. Finally the Mona Lisa is perfect symmetry. It forms the ancient symbol of the Chalice which is a indirect hint of the mysterious Holy Grail.

Michelangelo begins painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Dec 12, 1508

Some say it might of been a recreation of an ancient temple. Its also stilled used for masses. He even said when he was hired he wasn't even that good of a painter. Many people say before he painted the ceiling it was a pretty boring color

Botticelli Dies

May 17, 1510

(One of the best painters ever)

Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg

Oct 31, 1517

Luther was a monk and a scholar, but once the Catholic Church started selling indulgences he rebelled and started attacking the church.

The Reformation

Dec 12, 1517

The Reformation became right after the Plague. Northern Europe started to disagree with Catholic Church because it was so corrupt. Some people even created Lutheran churches. Then the Church of England splits. Finally the reformation ended into war.

Leornardo Da Vinci Dies

Dec 12, 1519

A forever Legend

"The Improved Telescope"

Dec 12, 1564

Galileo was the one who improved the telescope to see planets