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Jul 20, 1304
Francesco Petrarch
He was one of the earliest humanists. He was a scholar and a poet in the early renaissance. He is known as the first to develop the concept of the "Dark Ages". He is also credited with initiating the 14th century Italian renaissance. -
1327
Humanism
Petrarch was one of the first humanists during the renaissance. Humanism is a field of study based around the present. The point of humanism is to focus on quality of life instead of the afterlife. It also influenced a lot of art and the vitruvian man from the Renaissance. -
1415
Perspective
Brunelleschi was the person who invented linear perspective. Perspective was the start of 3 dimensional art. This changed how artists made paintings and drawings. This combined with realism made for a completely new style of art. -
1439
Printing Revolution
The printing revolution was started by Johann Gutenberg with his invention of the printing press. This influenced the protestant reformation because people could read the bible. The printing revolution allowed more books to be made and made it so they were less expensive and more people knew how to read. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de' Medici
He was an Italian Statesman. He was a patron for scholars, artists, and poets. He is best known for sponsoring Michelangelo. he was the wealthiest patron in Italy at the time. He was almost assassinated, but he managed to escape. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
He was an artist, inventor, sculptor, painter, mathematics, and so many other things. The thing he is most famous for is the Mona Lisa. That is also the most famous portrait ever made. He also painted The Last Supper which is the most reproduced religious picture of all time. He also made the Vitruvian Man drawing. -
Feb 29, 1468
Pope Paul III
He was head of the Catholic Church from October 15, 1534 until he died in 1549. He was a patron for Michelangelo. He was the 4th pope during the protestant reformation. -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
He was an Italian Diplomat and politician. He wrote the book The Prince which is what he is most known for. The prince dives into corrupt politics and how to succeed as a leader. He was the start of the term machiavellian. -
May 21, 1471
Albrecht Durer
He was one of the first European landscape artists. He is mostly known for his carving. His most famous carving was the one of Adam and Eve. He was born in Nuremburg, Germany. He is regarded as the greatest German Renaissance Artists. -
Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
He formulated the model of the universe that had the sun in the center instead of the Earth. He was a mathematician and astronomer. He came up with the idea of heliocentrism. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
He was a lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, a humanist, and a saint. He was also the chancellor or adviser to Henry the 8th. He was convicted of treason after opposing and refusing to change religions. He wrote the book Utopia which was about an ideal society. -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
He was the king of England from 1509 until his death in 1547.He is well known for his 6 marriages and starting his own religion. He couldn't divorce his wife under the religion he was in so he created his own that allowed him to get divorced. His religion was the church of England. -
Oct 23, 1491
Ignatius of Loyola
He was a Spanish Priest and theologian. He co-founded the religious order called the Society of Jesus. They were big during the time of counter-reformation. He received the title of saint on March 12, 1622 even though he died in 1556. -
1508
Heliocentric Theory
This is the theory of the Sun being the center of the universe instead of Earth. It also says that Earth rotates around an axis once a day and revolves around the sun annually. This theory was made by Copernicus. Galileo ended up confirming this theory. -
1517
Sale of Indulgences
The catholic church started selling indulgences as a way to make up for sins. For the church this was just a way to get money from the public. This triggered a revolt which was led by Martin Luther. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
She was the queen of England and Ireland from November 17th, 1558 until her death on March 24th, 1603. She is sometimes referred to as The Virgin Queen. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife. She was imprisoned for a year for suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. -
1545
Council of Trent
This council is described as the embodiment of counter-reformation. It was prompted by the protestant reformation and was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. This was made to counter Martin Luther. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
He was an astronomer, physicist, and engineer. He's been called the "father of observational astronomy", "father of modern physics", "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science". He studied speed, velocity, free fall, and gravity. He was one of the first to use a refracting telescope. He confirmed Copernicus's heliocentric theory. -
Apr 23, 1564
William Shakespeare
He was the most famous playwright of the Renaissance. He wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. He wrote plays and poetry for the king at the time. He is considered one of the greatest writers of all time. -
Isaac Newton
He was most famous for his laws of motion and universal gravitation. Those are the basics for modern day physics. He also discovered calculus. He was a scientist, mathematician, and physicist.
