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Jan 1, 1350
Black Death (life)
Once Black Death stopped spreading marked the beginning of the Renaissance. It is estimated to have killed 1/3 or even up to 1/2 of Europe's population at the time. http://www.history.com/topics/black-death -
Jan 1, 1350
Food (life)
During the Renaissance, the food you ate depended on your social status. The lower class ate simple soup and bread while the upper class would have more variety to eat such as meat and vegetables. [Life during the Renaissance notes] -
Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1517
Corruption (pre-reformation)
Corruption in the church was a big deal. Instead of earning status in the church you could pay to earn a higher status [http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/the-counter-reformation/the-roman-catholic-church-in-1500/] -
Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1517
Political conflict (pre-reformation)
The popes believed that they should have more power than the kings and queens. This, of course, angered the kings and queens. [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roman-Catholicism/The-age-of-Reformation-and-Counter-Reformation] -
Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1517
Selling Salvation (pre-reformation
The church would sell indulgences. These were to get people out of purgatory and into heaven no matter how bad a sinner you were, this of course was false and they didn't truly do anything. [Martin Luther notes] -
Apr 10, 1389
Cosimo De Medici is Born (patron of the arts)
Cosimo de Medici was the first of the Medicis to be in power. He also started the first bank in Europe [https://g.co/kgs/0NqR9N] -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de Medici is Born (patron of the arts)
Lorenzo de Medici is Cosimo's grandson and another one of the Medicis that ruled over Florence. He was considered a patron of the arts and one of it's biggest supporters [https://g.co/kgs/PAJljn] -
Jan 1, 1450
The Printing Press (invention)
The printing press was improved upon by Johannes Gutenberg. It was originally invented in China but was not as widespread or produced before Gutenberg's design. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci is Born (artist)
Considered one of the most famous of the Renaissance artists for his most famous work, the Mona Lisa. A true Renaissance man for his many talents such as mathematician, artist, sculpture, inventor and scientist. [https://g.co/kgs/NfTQOU] -
Mar 6, 1475
Caprese Michelangelo is Born (artist)
Michelangelo was a famous artist during the Renaissance. Michelangelo is most famous for his works for the church such as painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. [https://g.co/kgs/GAM3iD] -
Jan 1, 1485
The Flying Machine (science)
Originally designed by Leonardo da Vinci. It never truly worked but it set the groundwork for future flying machines [http://www.da-vinci-inventions.com/flying-machine.aspx] -
Jan 1, 1503
Mona Lisa (art)
The Mona Lisa is the most known of all the art of the Renaissance. It was painted by Leanardo De' Vinci and the subject (model) is still unknown. [https://g.co/kgs/9XQOVO] -
Jan 1, 1508
Sistine Chapel (art)
Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel's Roof. It was painted between 1508-1512. [https://g.co/kgs/RfDzQQ] -
Jan 1, 1509
The School of Athens (art)
The School of Athens was painted by Raphael. Raphael painted this showing many important figures from the Renaissance and Greek philosophers. [https://g.co/kgs/JFK3Z0] -
Jan 1, 1517
95 Theses (reformation)
Martin Luther came up with 95 complaints he had about the church and posted them on the door of the church of Wittenburg, Germany. This jumpstarted the Protestant Reformation -
Jan 3, 1521
Luther is excommunicated from the Church (reformation)
Becuase Luther won't retract what he said in the theses the church excommunicates him. This means he is no longer part of the church and no longer a monk. [https://blog.oup.com/2012/01/luther/] -
Jan 1, 1534
Luther translates the bible into German (reformation)
Luther translated the bible from latin to german while in hiding. Luther does this so that the common person can read and understand the bible. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luther_Bible] -
Jan 1, 1543
Heliocentric Solar System (science)
Copernicus proposed that the sun is the center of the solar system. The only reason he proposes this is because it "looks right", he didn't understand that the planets didn't orbit in perfect spheres. [https://g.co/kgs/Lol4hn] -
Romeo and Juliet (literary works)
Written by William Shakespear about two lovers. It is one of Shakespear's best-known works of the renaissance. [https://g.co/kgs/RgAAVZ] -
Renaissance Dancing (life)
Dancing during the Renaissance was primarily used to show off clothing of the upper class. It was introduced in the late 1600s. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_dance] -
Violin (inventions)
The violin is a common musical instrument found in most orchestral bands. Invented by Andrea Amati in the early 1600s. [https://g.co/kgs/iXeGI8] -
Hamlet (literary work)
Hamlet was written by William Shakespear. It is about Hamlet who kills his uncle after his uncle kills his father and then he himself becomes king. [https://g.co/kgs/xcXnqz] -
Telescope (inventions)
The telescope was created by Galileo. He first sold it to the military to help fund for his future research into the planets. [http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/narrative_6.html] -
Macbeth (literary works)
Macbeth was written by Shakespear. This play is about a man killing the king and then becoming the king and dying because of his earlier actions. [https://g.co/kgs/QbuaTW] -
Galileo Believes in Heliocentric Model (science)
Galileo supports Copernicus in his views on the heliocentric model. He believed however that the planets orbits were not perfectly circular. [http://blogs.yis.ac.jp/14shimomuram/nicolaus-copernicus/connection-between-galileo-and-copernicus/]
