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1200
Sale of Indulgences
The sale of indulgences are the payment to the Catholic Church to reduce the punishment for one's sins. they could be bought for someone who was already dead. Indulgences, among other things, led to Martin Luther writing his 95 Thesis. -
1200
Sale of Indulgences
The sale of indulgences was a payment to the Catholic Church to reduce the amount of punishment for one's sins. Indulgences could have been bought for someone who was already dead. They, among other things, led Martin Luther to write his 95 Thesis. -
Jul 20, 1304
Petrarch
Petrarch was and Italian scholar and poet. He is considered the founder of humanism. Petrarch is most known as a poet. He is the first to significantly solidify sonnet structure. -
1360
Humanism
Humanism is the philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings and individuality. This idea prefers critical thinking and evidence over superstition. Humanism during the Renaissance started in Florence when European scholars rediscovered Latin and Greek texts. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic. The Florentine Republic was the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of the Renaissance. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a true Renaissance man. He was interested in invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He is most known for his paintings. Some of his most famous works include the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Vitruvian Man, and Lady with Ermine. Leonardo is apart of the traditional trinity of great masters of the Renaissance. -
1466
Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. He is known as one of Europe's most famous and influential scholars. A notable idea of his was the Erasmian pronunciation. -
Feb 3, 1468
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher. He is most known for inventing the moveable-type printing press. His invention lead to the spread of ideas and the education of Europe. -
May 3, 1469
Machiavelli
Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He is most famous as a writer. His most known work is The Prince. -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist. He is most known as a painter and printmaker. He took inspiration from Renaissance painting and incorporated them into his engravings. Some of his most famous works include Melencolia I, Durer's Rhinoceros, Adams and Eve, the Four Apostles, and Young Hare -
Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer. He is most known for creating a model of the universe with the Sun as the center of the universe instead of the Earth. He published his work while on his death bed to avoid being burned as a heretic. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He is most known for his sculptors. Some of his most famous works include David, Pieta, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, The Last Judgement, and The Creation of Adam. Michelangelo is apart of the traditional trinity of great masters of the Renaissance. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
Sir Thomas More was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He is most known for his book Utopia. He is also known for refusing to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church of England and being killed for this. -
1480
Printing Revolution
The Printing Revolution started with Johannes Gutenberg's invention of mechanical movable type printing. By 1500 twelve million copies had been printed in Western Europe. The Printing Revolution lead to a spread of ideas. -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
Raphael was an Italian painter and sculptor. He is most known for his sculptors. Some of his most famous works include The School of Athens, Sistine Madonna, Transfiguration, and Madonna and Child with Saint John The Baptist. Raphael is apart of the traditional trinity of great masters of the Renaissance. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, and monk. He is most known for questioning the corruption in the church. This lead to Luther starting the Protestant Reformation. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury. He lead the English Reformation in the 16th-century. Cranmer also helped King Henry VIII get an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. -
Jun 28, 1491
King Henry VII
King Henry VII was the king of England. He was the second Tudor monarch after his father. He is most known for being an over weight tyrant and having six wives. -
1500
Heliocentric Theory
The Heliocentric Theory was the idea that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun at the center of the Solar System. This idea was proposed as early as the third century BCE by Aristarchus of Samos. In the 15th century Nicolaus Copernicus presented a geometric mathematic model. Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei supported this theory. -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
John Calvin was a French theologian and pastor. He is most known for creating Calvinism. Martin Luther and him were the first people to break away from the Catholic church. -
Sep 7, 1533
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I was the queen of England and Ireland. She was the daughter of King Henry VII. Elizabeth is the last monarch of the House of Tudor. Her rein was considered the 'Golden Age of England'. -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. He served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. He influenced people by practicing the scientific method during the scientific revolution -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian polymath. He agreed with Copernicus and believed the Sun was the center of the universe. After his ideas were heard by the church Galileo was forced to recant all of his teachings. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He is considered the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote approximately 38 plays and 154 sonnets. -
Scientific Method
The scientific method are techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. one of the father of the scientific method was Galileo Galilei. Galileo used controlled experiments and analyzed data to prove or disprove his theories. Isaac Newton and Francis Bacon both did similar procedures. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He is considered the most influential scientists of all time. Newton's is most known for the reflecting telescope and Newton's Laws.
