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1214
Scientifc Method
The scientific method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. -
1231
Inquisition
Inquisition is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints. -
1398
Johan Gutenberg
He was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. He developed a method of movable type and used it to create one of the worlds first major book, "Forty-Two-Line" bible. He was also a inventor. -
1400
Humanism
Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over acceptance of dogma or superstition. -
1415
Perspective
Perspective is the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point. -
1440
Printing Revoultion
The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw presses. It made a big impact on the Bible because now more copies of the Bible could be printed. -
1452
Leonardo da Vinci
He was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer, and draftsman. His ideas and body of work have influenced countless and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. -
1466
Erasmus
Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. He wrote on both theological and secular subjects. He moved from city to city. -
1473
Copernicus
Copernicus was instrumental in establishing the concept of a heliocentric solar system, in which the sun, rather than the earth, is the center of the solar system. -
1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. His work demonstrated a blend of psychological insight, physical realism and intensity never before seen. He was very famous for the Sistine Chapel celling painting. -
1478
Thomas More
Thomas More was a was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist. He is known for his book called "Utopia." Thomas More was beheaded on July 6, 1535. -
1483
Raphel
Raphael was a Italian painter and architect. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. He ran a unusually large work shop till he died but he also did paintings and such. -
1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. -
1491
Henry VIII
Henry was the second Tudor monarch. He is best known for his six marriages. He is also known for his radical changes to the English Constitution. -
1509
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian, pastor and reformer during the Protestant Reformation. He made a powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism. -
1517
Sale of Indulgences
An indulgence was a payment to the Catholic Church that purchased an exemption from punishment for some types of sins. -
1533
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. She governed with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. In 1558, Elizabeth took the reins of her country after the death of her sister. -
1561
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served both as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. -
1564
Willian Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He is the best-selling fiction author of all time. He is mainly famous for his poems. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was a English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.
