Renaissance/Reformation/Scientific Revolution

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  • 1184

    Inquisition

    The Inquisition was a group of people within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, blasphemy, and witchcraft-related customs.
  • 1302

    Humanism

    Humanism is a view centered on the importance of humanity that started from the study of Classical antiquity. This began in Italy when the Renaissance started and spread throughout Europe over the course of 3 centuries.
  • Jul 20, 1304

    Petrarch

    Petrarch
    Petrarch was a scholar from Arezzo and a poet in the early renaissance. He also was one of the first humanists.
  • 1398

    Johan Gutenburg

    He was a german inventor and craftsman who invented the moving printing press.
  • 1413

    Perspective

    Perspective started when artists in the Renaissance started to make their creations have depth using pillars and domes.
  • 1440

    Printing Revolution

    The printing revolution started when Johan Gutenberg invented the moving printing press, causing books to be more accessible and a need for education.
  • Jan 1, 1449

    Lorenzo de' Medici

    Lorenzo de' Medici
    Lorenzo was the most powerful patron of the renaissance and was the ruler of the Florentine Republic.
  • Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci
    Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance man who acted as a painter, architect, sculptor, engineer, scientist, and theorist.
  • Feb 29, 1468

    Pope Paul III

    Pope Paul III was the ruler of Papul states from 1534 until his death and was the head of the catholic church.
  • May 3, 1469

    Machiavelli

    Machiavelli
    Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author philosopher, and historian who had lived during the Renaissance. He was most known for "The Prince" written in 1513 and published in 1532 after he had died five years previously.
  • Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    Michelangelo was a Renaissance man who painted, sculpted, was a poet, and an architect.
  • 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael
    He painted "The School of Athens" and was a painter and sculptor of the Renaissance.
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther was a German priest, author, and professor. he is widely known as one of the most significant figures during the Protestant Reformation.
  • Jul 2, 1489

    Thomas Cranmer

    Thomas Cranmer was a religious figure who was leader of the English Reformation during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I
  • 1504

    Sales of Indulgences

    A payment of penalty which got rid of one of past sins or releases one from purgatory after death.
  • Sep 7, 1532

    Elizabeth I

    She was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, who ruled England between 1558 and 1603
  • 1545

    Council of Trent

    The Council of Trent was a council in the Catholic Church that held meetings regarding the Protestant Reformations.
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare

    William was a famous playwright, poet, and actor. He is most known for inventing around 1700 words.