Renaissance Timeline , A.C, 6

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  • Period: 1096 to 1291

    The Crusades

    It was the first series of Religious wars. It was directed by the Latin Church and lasted from 1096 to 1099. They wanted to recover the holy land from Islamic rule.
  • 1098

    The fall of Jeruselam

    The Christians forced the governor to surrender.
  • 1147

    The second crusade

    The Pope and European Nobles wanted to recapture the city of Edessa in Mesopotamia.
  • 1187

    The Third Crusade

    The European Christians attempted to retake the Crusader states in Levant.
  • Period: 1300 to 1527

    The Renaissance

    The renaissance was a European cultural, artistic, political and economic "rebirth". A lot of artists, scientists, etc thrived during this time period. It promoted rediscovering classical philisophy.
  • Period: 1300 to 1527

    Conflicts during The Renaissance.

    The renaissance culture was filled with violence, the renaissance caused many battles and wars going from The Hundred Years war in 1337 to the Wars of Religion in 1562.
  • 1337

    Hundred Years war

    The English and French kings came into conflict.
  • 1340

    Battle of Sluis

    The English Fleet destroyed the French Fleet.
  • 1346

    Battle of Crecy

    The English Army destroys the French cavalry
  • 1347

    1347

    Streets are covered with corpses being fed on by animals, and survivors escape by sea.
  • Period: 1347 to 1353

    The Black Death

    The Black Death was a pandemic were many people died. It is estimated that 25 million people died. People that would get it would get very high fevers resulting in their body overheating. There were many false beliefs about this but none of them helped.
  • 1348

    1348

    A different Plague strain enters Europe by Genoa.
  • 1349

    1349

    One of the worst massacres of Jews happens during the Black Death it took place on Valentines day.
  • Period: 1429 to 1570

    Renaissance Periods

    Major events in the Renaissance consisted of the black death, the rise of Florence, The Medici family, the rise of Rome, The Gutenberg Bible, Leonardo Da Vinci, The age of Exploration, Politics, the reformation and The peace of Augsburg.
  • Period: 1450 to

    The Age of Exploration

    It was a period of European Exploration where they were trying to find sources of wealth. It sparked a global exchange of goods that changed the world. They explored Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
  • 1451

    The Guttenberg Bible

    Johannes Gutenberg published the Gutenberg Bible using the newley invented printing Press Technology.
  • 1452

    Leonardo Da Vinci

    Painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
  • 1466

    Desiderius Erasmus

    Scholar who defined the humanist movement.
  • 1466

    Desiderius Erasmus

    A Scholar who defined the Humanist Movement
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus lands in the Caribbean

    His Voyage to find a trade route to Asia.
  • 1494

    Portugal claims Brazil.

    Portugal claims Brazil and issues grants of land to Portuguese nobles.
  • 1498

    Vasco da Gama reaches India after rounding Africa

    His Voyage is able to show that Portugal can access Asian Markets directly
  • 1501

    Politics

    The Renaissance was impacted by political events in Europe.
  • Period: 1517 to

    Protestant Reformation

    It was a religious reform movement, it began in Germany and lasted until 1630. It didn't begin in England until 1534. It resulted in the creation of Protestantism. It was caused by objections to the catholic church.
  • 1521

    Diet of worms

    Determined how authorities should respond to Martin Luther's teachings.
  • 1524

    Gallileo

    Discovered the moons of Jupiter and the Rings of Saturn
  • 1529

    English Reformation

    Replaced Catholicism and Rome's authority in religious and political matters
  • 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus Publishes De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium

    Copernicus sets out the heliocentric theory.
  • 1543

    Andreas Vesalius Publishes On The Fabric Of The Human Body

    First Great Modern work of Science.
  • Period: 1543 to

    The Scientific Revolution

    The scientific Revolution was an emphasis on abstract reasoning, quantitative thought. They got to understand how nature works and viewed it as a machine. The scientific method was also developed during this time.
  • 1545

    The Council of Trent

    Defined Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform.
  • 1550

    The Peace of Augsburg

    Eased tensions temporarily from the reformation.

  • Otto Von Guericke Invents The Air Pump

    Van Guerick demonstrates the properties of a vacuum by using his air pump