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1440
Printing Revolution
It quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe.
The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church.
The printing press spread literature to the masses for the first time in an efficient, durable way, shoving Europe headlong into the original information age -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de' Medici
He was an Italian statesman.
He was born in Florence, Italy.
He was a gifted poet. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
He was an artist and an inventor.
He was born in Vinci, Italy.
His painting the "Salvador Mundi" , sold for a world record of US$450.3 million in November 15, 2017 -
Mar 6, 1475
Micheangelo
He was a very gifted painter.
He painted the Sistine Chapel.
He was born in Caprese, Italy -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
He was an architect and a painter.
He was from Urbino, Italy.
He was most known for his Madonna's -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
He was born in Eisleben, Germany.
He was a friar, priest, theologian, and a professor.
He was excommunicated by Pope Leo X on January 3, 1521. -
Jun 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
He was was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.
He was burned at the stake for heresy and treason on March 21, 1556 in Oxford. -
1543
Heliocentric Theory
discovery showed that the sun is only at the center of our solar system, and is merely one of millions of stars. Since then scientists have discovered more than one galaxy.
a cosmological model in which the Sun is assumed to lie at or near a central point while the Earth and other bodies revolve around it.
it led to the advancement and accuracy in astronomical tools, both physical and mathematical and changed the way scientists understand the design of our solar system. -
1545
Council of Trent
It was was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation.
Three outcomes of the Council of Trent was a confession of faith and supremacy of the Papacy, it condemned the Protestant doctrine of justification by faith, and it rejected the Protestant view of Scripture alone.
It served to define Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform, helping to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church in the face of Protestant expansion. -
1560
Scientific Method
it was first documented by England's Sir Francis Bacon who set up inductive methods for scientific inquiry.
There are 6 steps.
The process was later refined by scientists such as Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
he was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer.
he has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science".
He improved upon the telescope and invented an early type of thermometer. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
He wrote plays, poems, and was an actor.
He added 1,700 words to the english language.
He is England's national poet. -
Isaac Newton
He was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the scientific revolution.
He created Newton's Laws of Motion.
He was most famous for his discoveries in optics (white light composition) and mathematics (calculus). -
Copernicus
He was a mathematician and astronomer who proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe and the earth revolved around it.
He was known as the father of modern astronomy.
He finished the first manuscript of his book, "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres" in 1532. -
Humanism
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively.
Its main goal was to improve the lives of citizens and help their communities.
It changed the way people viewed their lives and jobs, it showed them that they can move out of there social class, become a merchant instead of staying a pheasant. They learned that they can achieve a personal best.
