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1398
Johan Gutenberg
he was best known for the printing press and he was a blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who invented the world’s first printing press. he died in February 3 1468. he was a merchant and worked as a blacksmith and a goldsmith. he first working printing press worked in 1450. -
1400
Humanism
It was a an intellectual movement in Europe of the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. Many people was into this religion. -
1415
Perspective
artist used prspective in paintings or sculptures it was something that thought to have been devised about 1415 by Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi and later documented by architect and writer Leon Battista Alberti. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de' Medici
he was from a famous family that was wealthy. he was best known for the contribution to the art world by sponsoring artists such as Botticelli and Michelangelo.He was a magnate, diplomat, politician, and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. He ruled Florence with his brother for year until the assassination. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo De Vinci
Leonardo was a painter,sculptor,architect,inventor,military engineer and a draftsman.He was famous for the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper and for the flying machines. He was born in a farmhouse and lived with his stepfather and stepmother. He made about 2 dozen paintings. -
Feb 28, 1468
Pope Paul III
He was with the Medici family he commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Last Judgment for the Sistine Chapel, and appointed him to carry on as architect of the new Saint Peter 's Basilica. He ruled in Rome and went to the catholic church to become a new member. He died on Nov 10, 1549. -
May 3, 1469
Machiavelli
He was best known for writing the prince which was a handbook for unscrupulous politicians that inspired the term "Machiavellian". He was called the"father of modern political theory." He was born in Florence Italy when the Medici exile. he was a diplomat for 14 years in Italy's Florentine Republic during the Medici family's exile. He wrote several poems and play one is The Mandrake. Then he finally died in 1527 in Florence -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was a famous sculptor,Painter, and archetect of his time. He created the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was the first artist that was noticed during his time and he was the first western artist who had a biography that was published when he was still alive. He had two biography's on him the one was made from Giorgio Vasari,he thought as michelangelo as the greatest artist from the beginning of the renaisannce -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
He was best known for the Madonnas.He was born in Urbino, Italy. He died on April 6 1520 in Italy. He was a painter and architect of the high renaissance. Raphael became a apprentice to Perugino. he became a apprentice for 4 years where he worked with hands on stuff and gained knowledge. He then left to Florence where he started to make the Madonnas and worked on his architect which waas put in churches and other places. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
He was a German monk who forever changed Christianity when he nailed his '95 Theses' to a church door in 1517.He went to school in Mansfield to study for a lawyer. He was the German monk who began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, becoming one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of Christianity. -
1500
Sale of Indulgences
reformers had many complaints about the Catholic Church of the 16th century, the practice of selling "indulgences" raised the most opposition. An indulgence was a payment to the Catholic Church that purchased an exemption from punishment (penance) for some types of sins. Martin Luther was part of it and he disliked it so he put up 95 Theses on the church door. -
1500
Scientific Method
galileo used controlled experiments and analyzed data to prove, or disprove, his theories. The process was later refined by scientists such as Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton. Francis Bacon was the first to formalize the concept of a true scientific method -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
He was Martin Luther's successor as the preeminent Protestant theologian, made a powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism. he was credited as the most important figure in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation. He died in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1564. -
Aug 7, 1533
Elizabeth 1
Elizabeth I was a long-ruling queen of England, governing with relative stability and prosperity for 44 years. she was claimed the throne in 1558 at the age of 25 and held it until her death 44 years later. Elizabeth I was born a princess but declared illegitimate through political machinations. she died after trying to escape England with her kids and husband -
1543
heliocentric theory
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who put forth the theory that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth, spinning on its axis once daily, revolves annually around the Sun. This is called the heliocentric, or Sun-centered, system. the Heliocentric was started in 1543 with a model -
1545
council of trent
Council of Trent was highly important for its sweeping decrees on self-reform and for its dogmatic definitions that clarified virtually every doctrine contested by the Protestants. they were a role at revitalizing the catholic church -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo was an Italian scientist and scholar whose inventions included the telescope. He was a alian astronomer, mathematician, physicist, philosopher and professor who made pioneering observations of nature with long-lasting implications for the study of physics. He died on February 8,1642 -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespear
he was often called England's national poet, is considered the greatest dramatist of all time. one of his plays were called Romeo and Juliet. He kept his life a secret but he was known throughout The world. The next play he did was hamlet. Most of his poems is mostly about the people and there conflicts about each other. he died on April 23 1616 -
Rene Descartes
René Descartes is regarded as the father of modern philosophy for defining a starting point for existence, “I think; therefore I am.” He went ot college at age 8 he got a law degree when he was 22. he studied, such as rhetoric and logic and the “mathematical arts,” which included music and astronomy, as well as metaphysics, natural philosophy and ethics. He died on February 11, 1650 -
Francis Bacon
He was best known for English Renaissance statesman and philosopher, best known for his promotion of the scientific method. He was a attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England. He died on
