renaissance timeline

scientifc method

1214

The Scientific Method was further developed during the Renaissance. Galileo used controlled experiments and analyzed data to prove, or disprove, his theories. The process was later refined by scientists such as Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton.

Petrarch

Jul 20, 1304

Petrarch was an Italian scholar and poet during the early Italian Renaissance who was one of the earliest humanists. He was born in Arezzo,Italy, He was the founder of the renaissance humanism.

Humanism

1400

outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters. Humanist beliefs stress the potential value and goodness of human beings, emphasize common human needs.

printing revolution

1436

A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink. Gutenberg invented the printing press. This made writing book and publishing them way easier

Leonardo da vinci

Apr 15, 1452

Leonardo da vinci was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpture. He was the son of the local lawyer.

Erasmus

Oct 28, 1466

Erasmus was a Dutch philosopher and an christian humanist.He was know for the greatest scholar of the northern renaissance. He was the first editor of the New testament.

Johannes Gutenberg

Feb 3, 1468

Johannes gutenberg was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe with the printing press. He was born in Mainz,Germany

Machiavelli

May 3, 1469

Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright. He was also the poet of the renaissance period. He was called the father of modern political science.

Thomas More

Feb 7, 1478

Sir Thomas More was an English lawyer.social philosopher and an author. Thomas More venerated in the catholic church as saint Thomas More.

martin luther

Nov 10, 1483

martin luther was an German professor of theology. He was born in germany just like many others of this time period. He then came and rejected several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.

thomas cranmer

Jul 2, 1489

Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII. He supported the principle of Royal Supremacy, in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his realm.

perspective

1500

geometric lines and a vanishing point to give the illusion of depth and space to painting.culture fostered a renewed interest in science, math, philosophy, and art. Interestingly, all of these subjects are combined in linear

John Calvin

Jul 10, 1509

John Calvin was a French theologian,pastor and reformer. He was born in Noyon,France he was also a law student at the university of orléans, published the landmark text institute

Elizabeth I

Aug 7, 1509

Elizabeth I was the queen of England and Ireland. She was the last of the five monarchs of the house of Tudor. They sometimes called her the virgin queen. She was born near Greenwich,England

council of trent

1545

The council of Trent was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. Had something to do with the roman catholic church. Was the most important movement of the Catholic Counter-Reformation

Francis bacon

Jan 22, 1561

Francis Bacon was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England. developing the scientific method and remained influential through the scientific revolution.

William Shakespeare

1564

William Shakespeare was an English poet, a very know play writer and an actor. The greatest writer in the English language, the worlds greatest dramatist.

Galileo

Feb 15, 1564

Galileo Galilei was an astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath from Pisa. Galileo has been called the Father of observational astronomy.

sale of indulgences

1567

An indulgence was a payment made to the catholic church,hat purchased an exemption from punishment for some types of sins. The sale supposedly got rid of sins and combined with other acts