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1300
Perspective
During the Renaissance, the idea of perspective was expanded. Many of the artists used this idea as a technique on many of their works of art. Perspective was one of the big ideas that came out of the Renaissance. -
1300
Humanism
Humanism was the concept of many beliefs, methods, and philosophies that circled around the human realm. Humanism took place during the Renaissance time period, which was around 1300-1700. Humanism was a very influential thing, which is why it lead to the Renaissance being very important time in history. -
1439
Johannes Gutenburg
Johan was born into a modest family in Mainz Germany. He was a German inventor. He developed the concept of a movable text called the printing press. The first book that he has printed was the "Forty-Two Line" Bible. -
1440
Printing Revolution
The printing press, created by Johannes Gutenberg, was a very big change for people in Europe, and the rest of the world. The revolution of printing allowed for a mass production of books in a short period of time. This also lead to knowledge being spread all over the world, and it also lead to a higher literacy rate. -
Feb 29, 1468
Pope Pual III
Pope Paul III was the Pope from 1534 to 1549. He became the Pope after the sack of Rome in 1527. Also, he was the first Pope after all of the uncertainties of the Catholic Church and the Protestant Reformation -
May 3, 1469
Machiavelli
Machiavelli was a writer and the diplomat during the time of the Medici family`s exile. He was sent to jail and tortured after being art of a group that tried forming a militia against the Medici family since they were rising to power again. While he was away, he wrote the book "The Prince" which is about how a prince should act to obtain what he needs and how to rule a kingdom -
Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was an important astronomer back in the late 1400s and early 1500s. He is best known for his theory of a heliocentric solar system, which means that the planets and other objects orbit the sun. His theory was talked about a lot and it became such a big theory because everyone else is believed the earth was the center of the universe. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
Thomas More was a lawyer and a philosopher during King Henrys VIII`s ruling. He did not like King Henry`s ways though, and he didn't acknowledge Henry as the head of the church of England, which lead to his death in 1535. Thomas was canonized by the Catholic Church though, and became a saint in 1935. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther is most famous for starting the Protestant Revolution. He started questioning the ways and practices of the Roman Catholic Church, which was what eventually lead to the reformation. Martin wrote 95 theses hoping to let people know how the how the church was corrupt. He was one of the most influential figures in the Christian history -
1488
Lorenzo De Medici
Lorenzo de Medici was ruler of the Florentine Republic. Him and other rich merchants kept the Renaissance running because he invested in the art. People paid artists for their work which funded the Renaissance. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the Archbishop of the Canterbury for 1532 to 1555, and he was one of the leaders of the Reformation. He was acknowledged by Henry VIII because he supported Henry's divorce with his wife, Catherine of Aragon. Cranmer is well know for one of his best achievements, writing the "Book of Common Prayer" -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
Henry VIII was a king who ruled England for 36 years. Some of his decisions and changes is what led his nation to the Protestant Reformation. He was one of the main people at fault for the reformation happening. He also had six wives, and beheaded two of them. -
1501
Michelangelo
Michelangelo performed many tasks in helping the effect of the Renaissance. He was known as a sculptor, painter, poet, and an architect. One of his most famous works is the sculpture of David. -
1503
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a huge figure in the Renaissance. He was a painter, inventor, poet, etc. He had many roles throughout this time period such as the Mona Lisa, The last Supper, etc. -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
John Calvin was known as Martin Luther's successor as the preeminent Protestant theologian. He is credited for being the most important person in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. While John ruled in Geneva, it became the center of Presbyterianism in Scotland, the Reformed Church in the Netherlands and the Puritan Movement in England -
1511
Raphael
Raphael was a painter and an architect in the High Renaissance. He was hired by Pope Julius II as the chief architect. His last work of art in that series was called "Madonna's" -
1512
Erasmus
Erasmus acted as a Dutch humanist and served as a catholic priest throughout the Renaissance. Erasmus is responsible for the influence of the Protestant Reformation because he wrote additions in the New Testament in Latin and Greek -
1517
Sale of Indulgences
The sale of indulgences was a way of the Church corrupting people and getting their money. An indulgence was a payment that someone could make to the Church so they could exempt their sins and they would all be forgiven. These corruptive ways of the Church was a reason Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I was the child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She ruled England and Ireland for a while before she died. Elizabeth was the last ruler of the House of Tudor. She is considered one of the greatest English monarchs in history. -
1543
Heliocentric Theory
This theory was proposed first by Nicolaus Copernicus. He published the idea of the heliocentric system in his book, "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" whis in English is "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Body" It was the theory that said that the planets orbited around the sun, and the sun was the center of the universe. -
1543
Scientific Method
The scientific method was first formalized by Francis Bacon. His work was heavily influenced by Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo. The scientific method was designed to provide an objective and good approach while doing an experiment. It also improves their results of the experiment -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Francis was an attorney general, and he also served as the Chancellor of England for awhile. He was influenced a lot by the Aristotle ideas and the men Copernicus and Galileo. He was so influenced that he used their ideas to help develop the scientific method, which was a very big concept, and it was important -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo was a really important figure in the change from natural philosophy to modern science and he was a big figure in the scientific revolution. He discovered the moons of Jupiter and named them lo, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. Galileo also helped to develop the telescope. -
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare was major part of the Renaissance. He wrote 37 plays from 1590-1613. Shakespeare is credited for creating over 1000 words in the English language today. -
Isaac Newton
Newton was a mathematician, astronomer, and a physicist who also is known to be one of the most influential scientist ever. He was a very important figure in the scientific revolution. Isaac Newton came up with laws to help explain some ideas of science, and his most famous is the law of gravity.
