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Oct 9, 1285
Eyeglasses
The eyeglasses were brought to the public by Allesandro Della Spine. They were introduced around 1285 The first frames were made out of metal, bones, and sometimes wood the lenses were made out of quarts. They were used to read the bible and to look at paintings. (https://www.zennioptical.com/blog/history-eyeglasses/) -
Period: Jan 4, 1300 to
Nobles Social Class
The nobles made up 2-3% of the populations. They took place in political positions. They believe that nobles were born not made. Man must be fearless but also have higher education in Ancient Greece and Rome. Everyone was held to a higher standard to please their prince in any way. (life During the Renaissance notes) -
Period: Mar 4, 1300 to
Townspeople Social Class
The Townspeople made 7-13% of the population. They were the middle part of the group. Their responsibilities were to work. They would work 1 out of the 4 jobs. The patricians were people that worked in trade, banking or industry. The burghers were people, skilled workers. The workers were used as helpers. The last ones were unemployed.( Life During the Renaissance notes ) -
Period: May 17, 1300 to
Peasants Social Class
The peasants took up 85-90% of the population. They were the lower part of the group. They had the same responsibilities as the middle age of peasants. They worked on farmland but were paid very little.( Life During the Renaissance notes ) -
May 30, 1320
Divine Comedy
It was written by an Italian man named Dante Alighieri. It's written about the soul's traveling through salvation. When reading, the author gives an image of what purgatory, hell, and heaven would look like. ( Artistic Movements notes ) -
May 24, 1350
Political Conflict
Popes wanted to be ahead of the Kings and Queens. This started the anger of the King and Queens.
( https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roman-Catholicism/The-age-of-Reformation-and-Counter-Reformation ) -
Jul 13, 1390
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was the inventor and professional with oil paints. In his paintings, he gave them more depth in detail. This gave the paintings a realistic look. He never worried about perspective but more on the subject's details. ( Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes ) -
May 21, 1405
The Book of the City Ladies
The book was written by a French Man by the name of Christine de Pizan in 1405. It was written to show that were not equal to men. They didn't have as many if any of the same Educational opportunities as men did. ( Artistic Movement Notes ) -
Aug 12, 1410
Oil Paints
The oil paints took a huge role during the Renaissance era. Jan van Eyck was the creator of the oil paints. He wanted to make a paint that didn't dry up really fast. He also wanted the paint to show the real beauty of a painting. (http://www.artyfactory.com/art_appreciation/art_movements/italian-renaissance/italian-renaissance-art-oil-painting.html) -
Jan 1, 1450
Christian Humanism
In the 1400s, North Europe decided to make a change to their social economy just like the Italian's did. The North main goal was to reform the Catholic Church. They believe that human beings should read and follow the ways of Jesus. ( Textbook Page 176 ) -
Dec 6, 1450
The Selling of Salvation
The church would sell indulgences and try and tell people lies. It didn't actually help people at all. They wanted their money more than anything else. (https://newint.org/features/1981/04/01/selling) -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci wanted to show the real beauty in his paintings. He was called the master of "realistic paintings." He dissected humans bodies to understand how the body function. He was good with math, sculpting, building, and painting. The most famous paintings are the last super and the Mona Lisa. ( Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes ) -
Sep 15, 1476
The Canterbury Tales
The Book has many stories told by 29 pilgrims. It talks about what the 29 Pilgrims experienced during their time. They were going to see St. Thomas Beckett's tomb in Canterbury, England. ( Artistic Movement notes ) -
Apr 9, 1490
The Medici Family
The Medici family was a banking family during the Renaissance time. They funded Michelangelo after Pope Julius. They believe that Michelangelo would give the family a nice reputation and give the family a nice painting.
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Sep 26, 1498
The Last Supper
The last super was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting was to show was all four Gospels from the New Testament. This painting was the night before Jesus was betrayed. Jesus and His disciples were gathered to eat and get their feet washed by Jesus.
( https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-last-supper.jsp ) -
Jul 17, 1503
Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa is an oil base painting. It was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. It was painted in Florence, Italy. ( https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mona-Lisa-painting ) -
Apr 16, 1504
Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II was one of the Patrons of Arts. He was the first to found Michelangelo in his works. One of Michelangelo first projects that Pope Julius made him do was make his tomb.
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Jan 2, 1517
Corruption
The church needed to raise money. They decided to sell relics from the church. This was called simony, they also sold indulgences to people. The church ripped every poor person from their money by this. ( Martin Luther and Reformation notes ) -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther's 95 Theses
The 95 theses were written by Martian Luther. He wanted to show the church that there is no written proof that indulgences were what god wanted. Also he want to show the reality of everything and told the truth to people instead of what the church was saying, (Martin Luther: The Protestant Reformation notes) -
Jan 15, 1522
The Disappearance of Martin Luther
When Martin Luther was Excommunicated from the church, all of his work was to be burned. Luther was also to be captured and brought to the emperor. Luther's ruler, Fredrick sent Luther into hiding and protected him. During that time Luther rewrote the new testament from Latin to German. ( Textbook Page 179 ) -
Aug 13, 1543
Heliocentric Solar System
During the Renaissance era, people were taught to believe that all planets orbit around the Earth. Nicolaus Copernicus proved everyone wrong. He saw in his telescope that the sun was in the middle and all the other plants from Mercury to Pluto orbit around the sun. No one believes what he saw. After his death, people started to take it for consideration to check and they were shocked with what they saw. (https://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/copernican9.htm) -
Dec 13, 1565
Hunters in the Snow
Pieter the Elder Bruegel was Netherlandish renaissance painter that was famous for his landscapes and a pleasant view in his paintings. All of his paintings were backgrounds of religious or genre themes. The Hunters in the snow was the first ever winter landscape painting in Western History of painting. The purpose of the painting was to show three Hunters coming home with their dogs after a long day of hunting at their village.
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Scientific Method
The scientific method was used by scientists. It was used to proved scientist with data to see if their solution/hypothesis to a problem was right or wrong. Galileo was well known for using the method for his work and theories. (https://www.ducksters.com/history/renaissance_science.php) -
Telescope
The telescope was a big part in Galileo's discoveries. Han Lippershey was the first person to invent the telescope. The object was a long tube with a variety of curved lenses that made far objects look closer when looking in the tube.(http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/instruments/telescope.html) -
Four Moons of Jupiter
When the telescope was invented, Galileo made one for himself. In doing that he made a lot of new discoveries during his time. One in particular was the four moons orbiting around Jupiter. They are called Lo, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
(http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/outerplanets/moons_galilean.php)
