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1395
Johan Gutenberg
Johan Gutenberg made the printing first printing press. Though it took a while to set up, the printing press made reproducing text quicker and easier then ever. His improvements helped spread Bibles translated in the vernacular as well as spread thoughts and ideas about the reformation. -
1400
Humanism
The idea of humanism originated from Italy in the 1400's. Humanism revived ancient Greek and Roman culture and the way they thought. Humanists first came around the time of the renaissance. -
1400
The Black Plauge
The black pleuge killed 30-60% of the population in Europe. It was highly contagous and often spread by rats. It was also spread due to the lack of hygene. -
1415
Perspective
Linear perspective is using line and size to make something look more realistic. An artist may make things big in the front and small in the back. It is first seen in Fillipo Brunelleshi's Baptistry in Flourence in 1415. -
1415
Perspecive
Perspective was a way of using lines and size to make things look more realistic or interesting. Linear perspective was first used in 1415. It was first used by Fillipo Brunelleshi in the baptistry in Flourence. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
Da Vinci was an all around Renaissance man. He can be considered one of the best artists to have ever lived and created paintings we still know today. Not only was he an artist but he was also a scientist and discovered many things about the human anatomy. -
1456
Printing Revolution
The printing revolution began around when Gutenberg invented he printing press. The printing revoltuion made books easier to make and cheaper to buy. Because they got much less expensive, more and more people were learning to read and write. -
1469
Lorenzo de'Medici
Medici is a person most are not too familiar with. However, the Medici family sponsored and paid for most of the artists we are familiar with form the Renaissance. -
May 3, 1469
Machaivelli
Machaivelli was a writer and polititian. He blended the two when he wrote "The Prince". He believed that someone in power could do anything if they had a reason. -
Oct 27, 1469
Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was a northern Renaissance humanist. He was the first editor of the New Testament of The Bible and also studied classic literature. -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer was a Renaissance artist who is most known for his engravings. In most of his works, you can see Italian influences. -
Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
Copernicus was an astronomer, mathematician, scientist, and a scholar. He went against his family's wish for him to become a lawyer. He was one of the first to notice that the earth was not the center of the universe and go against what the church said about science and astronomy. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was a great artist of his time. His well known paintings show perspective and accurate detail. His sculptures have breathtaking accuracy. He is very well known for his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. -
1483
Raphael
Raphael was another great artist from the Renaissance. He is very well known for his painting The School of Athens. He was inspired by the Ancient Greeks and Romans which is made clear by many of his painting choices. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was committed to the church, even becoming a monk. But over time things like the sale of indulgences began to drive him away from the church. He eventually ended up writing his 95 theses (complaints) and nailing them on the church doors. He started the first protestant religion Lutheranism and was the first person to stand up against the church. -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
Henry VIII is probably most known for his 6 wives but he also heavily influenced the reformation of the Catholic Church. He came up with a new religion that was the same as Catholicism except if you wanted an annulment, you didn't have to go to the Pope. He also put himself as the head of this church. He executed anybody that was still a Catholic. -
Jul 17, 1509
John Calvin
John Calvin was another person upset with the Catholic Church. He broke away and began a new religion called Calvinism. He and his followers were not welcome in the very Catholic parts of Europe and sailed over to America on the Mayflower. -
1517
The Sale of Indulgences
The Catholic church during Renaissance times became corrupt, and would do anything to make money. One of these things was selling indulgences, pieces of paper that you could purchase to shorten your or somebody else's time in Purgatory. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I followed after Henry VIII, and she was a devout Catholic, she did not want to follow the religion that Henry VIII "created". So she did the opposite of what he did and executed anybody that was not Catholic. -
1543
Heliocentric Theory
Copernicus was the first persom to say that sun might be the center of the solar system. He first published his thought about a heliocentric system in his book: De revolutionibus orbium coelestium. Of course, the church did not accept this. -
1561
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was the first person to use the scientific method. He believed that you should not just believe what another scientist conclude. Bacon believes that you should question things and test them for yourself. -
1564
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is probably one of the most well known authors of all time. He was one of the first people to start writing in the vernacular and added around 1000 words to the English language. He wrote over 30 plays and dozens or more short stories, all still read today. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo was an accomplished physicist and astronomer. He figured out how to perfect the telescope and discovered that the sun was the center of the universe, going against what the church believed and taught. He eventually was labeled a heretic and forced to recant what he said. When the church was settled, he went right back to proving his theory. -
Scientific Method
Before the scientific method was used, people (including scientists) just believed what the ancient scholars like Plato said. Galileo was not first to actually test things out for himself and publish his thoughts, but it was Francis Bacon. -
Issac Newton
Issac Newton was a mathematician, scientist, and physicist. He made great accomplishes is math and especially calculus. He also made scientific achievements in optics, the telescope, mechanics and gravitation. He discovered the 3 laws of motion.
