Renaissance & Reformation Timeline

  • 1400

    Building Homes with Stone

    Building Homes with Stone
    Around this time building homes with stone became more prevalent. Stone is more durable then woof and wouldn't have to be maintained as much.
  • 1413

    Donatello's Saint Mark Sculpture

    Donatello's Saint Mark Sculpture
  • 1428

    Masaccio's Holy Trinity

    Masaccio's Holy Trinity
  • Period: 1475 to 1564

    Michelangelo

    He was a sculpture, painter, poet and architect. He lived until age 89 which was almost impossible in that time period. Without Michelangelo, we wouldn't have architectural advances we have today.
  • 1486

    Sandro Botticelli's The Birth Of Venus

    Sandro Botticelli's The Birth Of Venus
  • 1503

    Mona Lisa

    Mona Lisa
    Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
  • 1512

    Creation Of Adam

    Creation Of Adam
    Michelangelo painted Creation Of Adam
  • 1516

    Utopia by Sir Thomas

    Utopia by Sir Thomas
    It is his work on Political Philosophy
  • 1517

    95 Thesis

    95 Thesis
    Luther had written 95 thesis to the church and had posted it onto the church doors for everyone to see. This eventually caused a rebel and for the church to break apart and rejoin in a obedient and correct manner.
  • 1517

    Indulgences

    Indulgences
    This is one of the main points of Luther's 95 thesis. Souls in purgatory cannot be taken out with money.
  • 1518

    Titian's Assumption Of The Virgin

    Titian's Assumption Of The Virgin
  • 1522

    German Bible

    German Bible
    Luther spent time in wart burg castle translating the bible into true German for everyone to read. This told all the lies that the pope and others were doing.
  • 1546

    Luther's Death

    Luther's Death
    Luther passes away in Germany and his final words were " We are beggars: this is true."
  • 1550

    Money

    Money
    People got up to 200% to 300% more money from this time and it gave people more then they needed letting people have time to do other things.
  • 1550

    Manners

    Table side manners started to show up around this time. It became a custom thing and if you didn't follow them you would be seen as rude.
  • 1565

    Othello By William Shakespeare

    Othello By William Shakespeare
    It is known as a drama. There was also a film created from the movie in 1995.
  • Compound Microscope

    Compound Microscope
    earliest microscopes could get 20 to 30 times magnification.
  • Mid Summers Night Dream By William Shakespeare

    Mid Summers Night Dream By William Shakespeare
    There is a movie based on this book and this is classified as a comedy.
  • Flush Toilet

    Flush Toilet
    Allowed you to get rid of your waste and not just throwing it on the streets.
  • Macbeth By William Shakespeare

    Macbeth By William Shakespeare
    Macbeth is a book about a kingdom and how power and greed can cause extreme mental problems.
  • Moons Of Jupiter

    Moons Of Jupiter
    Galileo finds the moons that Jupiter has
  • Scientific Method

    Scientific Method
    Francis Bacon created the scientific method.
  • Match

    Match
    A stick with harden fuel on one side that you would strike and it would light. It was very useful.