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1095
Sale of Indulgences
An indulgence was part of the medieval Christian church, and a significant trigger to the Protestant Reformation. Basically, by purchasing an indulgence, an individual could reduce the length and severity of punishment that heaven would require as payment for their sins, so the church claimed. Amonetary payment of penalty which, supposedly, absolved one of past sins and/or released one from purgatory after death. -
Feb 3, 1400
Johan Gutenburg
Gutenberg is famous for having designed and built the first printing press to incorporate movable type and mechanized inking and for using his invention to produce the Gutenberg Bible. Gutenberg invented the printing press, which started the Printing Revolution. Modelled on the design of existing screw presses, a single -
1415
Perspective
In its mathematical form, linear perspective is generally believed to have been devised about 1415 by the architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Perspective taking is that all skill of being able to look at things from a point of view other than your own. Perspective taking brings in the mindfulness of compassion and empathy to our relationships -
1440
Printing Revolution
In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which started the Printing Revolution. Modelled on the design of existing screw presses, a single Renaissance printing press could produce up to 3,600 pages per workday, compared to forty by hand-printing and a few by hand-copying. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was born in Anchiano, Italy. In 1482 he began to paint his first commissioned work called; The Adoration of the Magi. But between 1495-1498 he created his two most famous paintings. The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He then became "The Renaissance Man". The title of the painting, which is known in English as Mona Lisa, comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
He brought realism into art and challenged the old way of thinking by showing people that painting the human body was not a sin. This encouraged the new way of thinking and a new way of presenting art. Michelangelo first gained notice in his 20s for his sculptures of the Pietà (1499) and David (1501) and cemented his fame with the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel (1508–12) -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. He was also a popular architect during his lifetime. Raphael influenced painters up to the 1900's and he made people think of personality when they gazed upon his paintings. Raphael put realistic emotions on to paintings and changed the way people look at art. -
Jun 28, 1491
Hnery VIII
Henry VIII ruled England for 36 years, presiding over sweeping changes that brought his nation into the Protestant Reformation. He famously married a series of six wives in his search for political alliance, marital bliss and a healthy male heir. One of the most famous kings in English history. He was the second Tudor monarch. His break with the papacy in Rome established the Church of England and began the Reformation. -
1500
Humanism
During the Renaissance humanism played a major role in education. Humanists proponents or practitioners of Humanism during the Renaissance they believed that human beings could be dramatically changed by education. The Humanists of the Renaissance created schools to teach their ideas and wrote books all about education -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I
was queen of England for forty five years. She is remembered as the virgin queen, and the savior of England. Here long reign stabilized England after the constant changes of her father and siblings' reigns. She restored the treasury after her father's extravagance destroyed the royal funds. -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Bacon served as attorney general and Lord Chancellor of England, resigning amid charges of corruption. More valuable work was philosophical. He discovered and popularized the scientific method, whereby the laws of science are discovered by gathering and analyzing data from experiments and observations, rather than by using logic-based arguments. took up Aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the scientific method. -
1564
William Shakespeare
Taught us about ourselves and humanity he also invented around 1700 words which we still use in everyday English today. Plays are studied in schools across the country, the most famous writings like, Hamlet and Macbeth. Widely regarded as the greatest writer in the history of the English language, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He transformed European theatre by expanding expectations about what could be accomplished through innovation in characterization, plot, language and genre. -
May 15, 1564
Galileo
he was an Italian astronomer who provided a number of scientific insights that laid the foundation for future scientists. His investigation of the laws of motion and improvements on the telescope helped further the understanding of the world and universe around him. He was also one of the first people to observe the phenomena known as sunspots, thanks to his telescope which allowed him to view the sun for extended periods of time without damaging the eye. -
Scientific Method
The scientific method attempts to minimize the influence of bias or prejudice in the experimenter That's the job of the scientific method. It provides an objective, standardized approach to conducting experiments and, in doing so, improves their results. By using a standardized approach in their investigations, scientists can feel confident that they will stick to the facts and limit the influence of personal, preconceived notions. -
Isaac Newton
Newton is best known for having invented the calculus in the mid to late 1600s, most of a decade before Leibniz did so independently, and ultimately more influentially. For having formulated the theory of universal gravity. the latter in his Principia, the single most important work in the transformation of early modern natural philosophy into modern physical science.
