Renaissance/Reformation Timeline project

  • Sale of Indulgence
    1095

    Sale of Indulgence

    Sale of Indulgence started in 1095 when the catholic church needed more money. The Sale of Indulgence was like a quick pass to heaven. This means after death all of your sins would be eliminated and you would go to heave sin free.
  • Humanism
    1299

    Humanism

    Humanism is a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values. Humanism begin in northern Italian area of Europe. Humanism started in the renaissance so it is frequently known as renaissance humanism
  • Petrarch
    Jul 31, 1304

    Petrarch

    Petrarch was an Italian scholar, poet and humanist. he had a pome that was considered lyric poetry addressed to Laura. He was regarded as the greatest scholar of his age.
  • Printing Revolution
    1439

    Printing Revolution

    The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1440s. The Printing revolution made printing become cheaper and printed materials could be mass-produced.
  • Lorenzo de Medici
    Jan 1, 1448

    Lorenzo de Medici

    Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici, was a Florentine statesman. He was also the ruler, and patron of arts and letters. Was said to be the most brilliant of the Medici brothers.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Leonardo da Vinci was known for his dramatic and very expressive art work. He trained in Florence as a sculpture and an artist. he was also and engineer who was skilled an intelligent.
  • Johan Gutenberg
    Feb 3, 1468

    Johan Gutenberg

    Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, was a German inventor. He was also a craftsmen who invented the printing press. He did this in Europe.
  • Machiavelli
    May 3, 1469

    Machiavelli

    Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli, was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian. He lived during the renaissance. He was best known for his book "The prince"
  • Erasmus
    Oct 27, 1469

    Erasmus

    Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, was a Dutch Christian humanist. He was also a Catholic priest and theologian, educationalist, satirist, and philosopher. Erasmus helped lay the groundwork for study of the past, especially in Greek.
  • Michelangelo
    Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was known for his sculptures. He was an Italian painter sculpture architect, and poet of the Renaissance.
  • Raphael
    1483

    Raphael

    Raphael Sanzio da Urbino, was an Italian painter and architect in the Renaissance. Raphael was said to be the supreme High Renaissance painter for centuries. Raphael was born in Duchy of Urbino of Italy.
  • Martin Luther
    Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther was a German priest. He was also a theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. He was known as one of the most influential figures in Western and Christian history.
  • Thomas Cranmer
    Jul 2, 1488

    Thomas Cranmer

    Thomas Cranmer was a religious figure. He was the leader of the English Reformation. He was known for being the first Protestant archbishop of Canterbur. He was the adviser to the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI.
  • John Calvin
    Jul 10, 1509

    John Calvin

    John Calvin, was a French theologian. He was also pastor and reformer in Geneva. this was during the Protestant Reformation.
  • Elizabeth 1
    Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth 1

    Queen Elizabeth I was the last monarch. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She became queen at the age of 25 during the political crisis.
  • Heliocentric Theory
    1541

    Heliocentric Theory

    Heliocentrism is an astronomical model. In which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun. This is at the center of the universe.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    The Council of Trent was between 1545 and 1563. The formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation. The pope was affected by the Council of Trent, it changed his roles at the catholic church.
  • Scientific Method

    Scientific Method

    The Scientific Method is a method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development. This started in the 17th century. The scientific method deals with consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.