Renaissance Revolution

  • Inquisition
    1250

    Inquisition

    They are a group within the Catholic Church. This concept expanded during the Protestant Reformation. The Inquisition spread out throughout other European countries.
  • Johann Gutenberg
    1398

    Johann Gutenberg

    He was a German inventor who developed the moveable method of printing. His masterpiece printed the first book in Europe. It was the "Forty-Two-Line" bible.
  • Humanism
    1400

    Humanism

    Humanism is the ideal qualities of a human. People became less "God-centered" and started focus on human lives. Renaissance humanism movement lasted for nearly 300 years.
  • Printing Revolution
    1440

    Printing Revolution

    Gutenberg developed the first printing system. Each wooden block had a letter carved into them. With the blocks arranged and coated in ink, it makes it much more efficient to make copies. Books and posters were a lot cheaper after this invention.
  • Lorenzo de' Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Lorenzo de' Medici

    Lorenzo was related to the Medici family. When his father passed away, he took over his position for power. The rivals to the Medici family were the Pazzi family, almost putting Lorenzo to an end. The Medici bank suffered because they were in a lot of debt.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    A famous painter, sculptor, inventor, musician, and writer during the Renaissance. Most popular works are the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper". He kept a sketch book full of his inventions that were later discovered.
  • Pope Paul III
    Feb 29, 1468

    Pope Paul III

    Pope Paul III was the pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first to respond to Protestantism. He began to have uncertainties with the ways of the Catholic Church.
  • Machiavelli
    May 3, 1469

    Machiavelli

    Machiavelli was a politician for Italy's Florentine Republic. When the Medici family returned to power, he was imprisoned and lost his position. In jail, he wrote "The Prince" about ruthless politicians.
  • Copernicus
    Feb 19, 1473

    Copernicus

    Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer. He proposed that the sun is the center of the universe, and the Earth revolves around it. He adapted physics to astronomy.
  • Michelangelo
    Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    An artist, sculptor, architect, and poet who influenced Western art. He is most famous for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the sculpture "David". His studying was done in the palace garden belonging to the Medici family.
  • Raphael
    Apr 6, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael was a master painter and architect of the Renaissance. A lot of his work was done on the Vatican. Giovanni, Raphael's father, taught him everything he knows about painting. When Giovanni passed away, Raphael took over his father's art workshop.
  • Martin Luther
    Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Luther was a German monk responsible for the Protestant Reformation. He criticized the ways of the Catholic Church and posted 95 theses with his reasonings. One of his major accomplishments was translating the bible into German.
  • Ignatius of Loyala
    Oct 23, 1491

    Ignatius of Loyala

    He was a Spanish Saint and Catholic Priest. He was the founder of a religious order called Society of Jesus. Ignatius was a talented spiritual director who was needed during the time of Counter-Reformation.
  • Perspective
    1500

    Perspective

    Perspective relates to the Renaissance because they started using it in their art. It helped to give the illusion of depth. Art work began to look more realistic.
  • Elizabeth I
    Sep 7, 1533

    Elizabeth I

    She reigned as queen of England and Ireland for 44 years. The era of her ruling was during a time of economic, political, and religious upheaval. She established the supremacy of Protestantism in England,
  • Heliocentric Theory
    1543

    Heliocentric Theory

    Heliocentrism is a cosmological model where the sun is the central point. The first evidence of this theory was discovered by ancient Greek Philosophers. Galileo later studied this theory even further.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    The council issued key statements of the Church's teachings. Together they met for about twenty five sessions. All of this was prompted from Reformation.
  • Galileo
    Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo

    Galileo was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer. He studied things such as speed, velocity, gravity, and motion. Galileo looked into other people's controversial work, observed it, and put it to the test.
  • William Shakespeare
    Apr 23, 1564

    William Shakespeare

    Shakespeare was an English play writer and actor during this century. His work is still famous today, such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Macbeth". Many of his plays would be performed for Royalty.
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    Newton was a mathematician and physicist who developed the principals of modern physics. His discoveries focused on optics and motion. Newton's major scientific achievement would be the construction of the telescope.