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1399
Humanism
Humanism is trying to live life with common humanity. Making your morals your number one priority. Throughout the late 1400's. -
1440
Printing Revolution
First invented in the 1450s. Johann Gutenberg was known for using the printing press to produce bibles. Because of the Printing Press the number of books increased because of how much easier it is to copy. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici
Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. He was a ruler of the Florentine at one point. He was the most powerful Patron of the Renaissance culture in Italy. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo de Vinci
Leonardo de Vinci is known as a "Renaissance Man" because he was a talented guy in many places he was an artist, scientist, musician, engineer, and philosopher. He was known famously for his artwork. He painted "The Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". -
Feb 3, 1468
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg
He was a German inventor and craftsman who invited the very first printing press in Europe. He changed the Renaissance by making it easier to print out books. -
Feb 29, 1468
Pope Paul III
Used to be the head of the Catholic Church. He also ruled the Papal States from 1534-1549. was known for encouraging the beginning for a reform movement that changed the Roman Catholic Church. -
Oct 27, 1468
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
He was a Christian Humanist, Catholic Priest, and Theologian educationist, and Philosopher. He made the first edit of the "New Testament". He was also the "Greatest Scholar of the Northern Renaissance. -
May 3, 1469
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
Machiavelli was a well known man. He was an author, philosopher, public official. He wrote books with political/war themes. Some books of Machiavelli include, "The Prince", "The Art of War", and "Power". -
May 21, 1470
Albrecht Durer
German Painter, Print maker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Was known across Europe for his high-quality wood prints. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor. One of his most famous pieces of art is "The Pieta". He worked on this from 1552-1564. He was also a painter, architect, and poet. He's also famous for painting the Sistine Chapel Ceiling. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
Known lawyer, Humanist, English lawyer, judge and was a big part of the Catholic Church. He served Henry the VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England. His most notable work was humanism and was a big part of reformation during the Renaissance. -
1512
Council of Trent
They are there to condemn people protesting. They want to Clarify the intentions of the Catholic Church. -
Apr 6, 1520
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
Raphael was an Italian painter/ architect of the High Renaissance. "The School of Athens" is one of his most famous paintings. He was known for putting realistic emotions into paintings. -
Oct 7, 1532
Queen Elizabeth I
Ruled England between 1558-1603. She was the last Monarch of the Tudor dynasty. At age 25 she became queen during a political crisis. She was never married. -
1543
Heliocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory is the theory that the sun is in the middle of the solar system and that the other plants revolve around the sun. Copernicus developed this theory between 1515-1530. He also calls it the Sun-Centered system. -
Jul 31, 1556
Ignatius of Loyala
A Catholic Priest and theologian. He was a part of founding the religious order of the Society of Jesus. He became the first Superior General in for this society in Paris. -
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a group of people in the Catholic Church who would trial, witchcraft, heresy , apostasy, and anything considered bad. They were above authority at one point in time. They would punish people by torturing them. -
William Shakespeare
Was well known for his many plays 38 to be exact. Hes known as the "Greatest Writer in the English language". He was a very influential writer during the renaissiance.