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1200
Scientific method
Renaissance scientists were the first to adopt Francis Bacon's system of the scientific method, which relied on observation and hypothesis to establish its claims. -
1304
Renaissance humanism
intellectual movement typified by a revived interest in the classical world and studies which focussed not on religion but on what it is to be human -
1436
Printing revolution
Johann Gutenberg's invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. -
Feb 3, 1468
Johon gutenberg
German inventor and craftsman -
Feb 29, 1468
pope paul the 3rd
was the head of the catholic church and ruler of the papal states till his death in November 1549 -
1478
inquisition
During the Late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance, the scope of the Inquisition grew significantly in response to the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation -
Feb 7, 1478
thomas more
was an English lawyer, judge, author, and renaissance humanist. -
Jul 2, 1489
thomas cranmer
leader of the English reformation and archbishop of canterbury -
1515
Heliocentric Theory
The first advocate of a heliocentric model was Aristarchus of Samos in ancient Greece. Centuries later, Nicolaus Copernicus developed a geometric model of the heliocentric theory during the Renaissance. -
Apr 16, 1520
Raphael
Italian painter and architect of the high renaissance -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth 1
was the last monarch of the tutor dynasty who ruled England between 1558 and 1603 -
Jul 12, 1536
erasmus
was a Dutch christian humanist, catholic priest and philosopher -
Dec 13, 1545
council of trent
The Council of Trent was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation -
Feb 18, 1564
michelangelo
Italian sculptor, painter and poet of the high renaissance -
May 27, 1564
john calvin
a British theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva -
William Shakespeare
an English poet and actor is widely regarded as the best writer in the English language