Renaissance Timeline

  • Feb 16, 1300

    Daily Life

    Daily Life
    The nobles were advisers to the king. They were also warriors and were educated. They were high-class people that wanted to make good with the prince. (Life During the Renaissance)
  • Feb 21, 1330

    The Catholic Church

    The Catholic Church
    The Catholic Church made people pay to go to church. The pastors were the only ones that could read the bible. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 16, 1350

    Daily Life

    Daily Life
    The townspeople were the middle class. They were traders and bankers. (Life During the Renaissance)
  • Feb 21, 1370

    The Catholic Church

    The Catholic Church
    The Church would collect relics and make people pay to see them. The Church was more wealthy than most of the people that came to church. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 16, 1377

    The Catholic Church

    The Catholic Church
    The church was selling indulgences to people so they can go to heaven. The indulgences were to get salvation. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 16, 1400

    Daily Life

    Daily Life
    The peasants were the lower class. They were poor people that worked for very little money. They made up most of the population.(Life During the Renaissance)
  • Feb 22, 1410

    Inventions

    Inventions
    The mechanical clock was made by Filippo Brunelleschi. It was used to tell time down to the second. (http://www.inventionware.com/renaissance-inventions/)
  • Feb 16, 1416

    Saint George

    Saint George
    Donatello statue of Saint George looked perfect. The statue was free standing which made it harder to make. The detail was great and almost perfect. (Artistic Movement of the Renaissance Notes)
  • Period: Jan 1, 1434 to

    The Medici's

    During this time the Medici's were supports of art. Lorenzo was a patron of Leonardo da Vinci. The Medici's were people that could buy lots of art. (Medici Reading & Review)
  • Feb 22, 1436

    Inventions

    Inventions
    The printing press was made by Gutenberg. It made printing much easier and faster. (http://www.inventionware.com/renaissance-inventions/)
  • Feb 21, 1470

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    Luther's 95 theses are what started the change in faith for the people. Luther's theses told the people of the wrongs of the Catholic Church. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 21, 1480

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    Luther's teachings said that the only way to get salvation is to believe in God. The bible was God's true word that people could read. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 15, 1498

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper
    The painting of the last supper is Jesus at a table with his disciples. Leonardo showed great detail and realism in the painting. Leonardo tried to paint the people as real as he could. (Artistic Movement of the Renaissance Notes)
  • Feb 14, 1500

    The Medici's

    The Medici's
    The Medici's were the most wealthy family. The Medici's bank was the biggest and wealthiest bank. The bank was how the Medici's were big patrons of the arts. (Reading and Review)
  • Feb 14, 1503

    Renaissance Art

    Renaissance Art
    Leonardo di Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting of all. The Mona Lisa was di Vinci's best paintings. (Artistic Movement of the Renaissance Notes)
  • Feb 16, 1509

    The Creation of Adam

    The Creation of Adam
    Michelangelo most famous painting was the Creation of Adam. He printed with great detail and beauty. He wanted to make his paintings almost god-like. (Artistic Movement of the Renaissance Notes)
  • Feb 15, 1510

    The School of Athens

    The School of Athens
    The School of Athens painting was one of Raphael's great paintings. The painting showed balance in color. The painting had great detail and realness. (Artistic Movement of the Renaissance Notes)
  • Feb 22, 1517

    Literary Works

    Literary Works
    Lutheranism was the true teaching of God. people learned about how to live by Gods doings. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 21, 1520

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    Luther made his own bible that was translated into german. He did this so the Christian people can read and understand the true word. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 22, 1535

    Literary Works

    Literary Works
    John Calvin's literary writings say that it is already decided whether we get salvation. That changed everything for people they could do anything because it didn't matter. (Martin Luther and Reformation)
  • Feb 22, 1564

    Literary Works

    Literary Works
    William Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwriter. Some of his famous plays are Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet. (http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/)
  • Inventions

    Inventions
    The telescope was a groundbreaking invention that changed the knowledge of space. It was made by Galileo Galilei. (http://www.inventionware.com/renaissance-inventions/)
  • Scientific Discoveries

    Scientific Discoveries
    Galileo with his improved telescope he found four new stars. That were four of Jupiters biggest moons. (http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei)
  • Scientific Discovers

    Scientific Discovers
    Galileo's discoveries of the heliocentric universe is groundbreaking. The discovery of other plants was life changing. (http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei)
  • Scientific Discoveries

    Scientific Discoveries
    Galileo's discovery of the universe that the sun was the center of the universe. But the church did not agree with his theory. (http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei)