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1455
Gutenberg prints the first Bible
He was known for being the inventor of the movable-type printing press. He made what was to be known to be the first book ever printed. and the book was printed in German -
Period: 1469 to 1492
Birth of Lorenzo de' Medici
Medici ruled Florence, Italy with his brother Giuliano from 1469 to 1478. He was known as the Wise, "the needle on the Italian scales" and ruled from 1478-1492. He also basically funded Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli's artworks. -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to 1506
Columbus discovers the new world
Columbus set sail in 1492 and landed in the Bahamas and he also sighted Cuba (which he thought was China), Hispaniola Spain (which he thought might be Japan) he had a total of 4 expeditions during his lifetime and he sadly died in 1506 -
Period: 1501 to 1504
Michelangelo sculpts the David
The sculpture of David was a marble statue of a standing male nude basically. The statue that Michelangelo made was a biblical hero David and also the most favored subject in the art of Florence Italy -
1503
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
The book was fully published just before Copernicus died. It talked about the sun being at the center of the universe and that the Earth moved across the Heavens. The title in the original language is "De revolutionibus oribum coelestium, libri VI" -
Period: 1503 to 1507
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
The painting was an original 30 in. X 21 in. and was made by oil paint on a white poplar panel. He started on it in Italy and finished it in France. It was also acquired by King Francis I too. -
Period: 1503 to 1506
Leonardo Da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
It was an original 30 in. X 20 in. oil painting painted on a white poplar panel. Da vinci started painting it in Italy and finished it in France. The painting was acquired by King Francis I in France too. Since 1797, it has been on display at Paris' Louvre -
1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 theses on the door of castle church
The priest and scholar approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany and nails a piece of paper to it and the paper had the 95 opinions that began the protestant Reformation. -
1532
Niccolo Machiavelli writes "The Prince"
The printed book wasn't actually published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli died. A latin version was published in 1513 as well. The printed book was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII. -
1534
Founding of the society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius and six of his students were the first Jesuits. They took vows of poverty and chastity and they decided to make plans of the conversion of Muslims -
1536
John Calvin publishes "Institutes of the Christian Religion"
This book was Calvin's seminal work of protestant theology -
1543
Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
It was created just before Copernicus died. He also waited 30 years to fully publish the book. The book started off with a small argument about heliocentric universe -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
He was an American poet, playwright and actor. He was also known as the worlds greatest Dramatist and the greatest writer -
1564
William Shakespeare is born
He was an american poet, playwright, and an actor. He was also known as the world's greatest dramatist and was called the greatest writer in the English language. -
Galileo invents a thermometer
The thermometer was a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and numerous glass vessels. It was named after him because he discovered the principle on which this thing is based on the fact that the water changes depending on the temperature -
Galileo invents a thermometer
It was made out of a glass cylinder with clear liquid in it. Also the thermometer wasn't actually made by him. It was actually made by a group of academics and technicians.