Renaissance and Reformation Timeline Project

Inquisition

1184

The inquisition is a powerful office in the Catholic Church. It is famous for the severity of its tortures and its persecution of Jews and Muslims. Around 150,000 people were prosecuted for various offences

Petrarch

Jul 20, 1304

He is an Italian scholar, poet, and humanist. He was in love with a women named Laura. He created the Renaissance Humanism.

Johann Gutenberg

1395

Gutenberg created the printing press. Printed books are a lot easier to produce than hand-copied books. He has changed the world with the printing press.

Humanism

1400

Humanism is focused on worldly issues and not religion. They studied the works of Greece and Rome to learn more about their culture. Humanities were grammar, poetry and history. Francesco Petrarch created Humanism.

Perspective

1415

Filippo Brunelleschi created perspective. Perspective was made to make objects appear smaller. It makes the art look more realistic.

Printing Revolution

1436

Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press. The printing revolution transformed Europe. Printed books were a lot easier to produce the hand writing them.

Leonardo de Vinci

Apr 15, 1452

Leonardo de Vinci is famous for his art work the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He was a sculptor, architect, poet, composer, scientist, mathematician and an inventor.

Machiavelli

Apr 3, 1469

Niccolò Machiavelli wrote the famous book Prince. The book Prince was a guide for rulers to gain power and maintain the power. Machiavellian is a term used of deceit in politics.

Michelangelo

Mar 6, 1475

Michelangelo was a sculptor, engineer, painter, architect and a poet. He made one of the most known sculpture known as David. He designed the dome for the St. Peter's Cathedral and he painted the Sistine Chapel.

Thomas More

Feb 7, 1478

He thought that Luther's Reformation could weaken the church. He created the word utopia and the book Utopia. He earned the respect of King Henry VIII.

Raphael

Apr 6, 1483

Raphael made the famous painting School of Athens. He could put real emotions into his paintings. He designed some of Rome's ancient ruins.

Martin Luther

Nov 10, 1483

Martin Luther is a German monk and professor. He believed that all Christians had equal access to God, and did not need a priest to intervene. He wanted ordinary people to study the Bible. He banned prayers to saints, pilgrimages.

Thomas Cranmer

Jul 2, 1489

Thomas Cranmer was an archbishop. He wrote the book "The Book of Common Prayer". All Anglican services was required to read.

John Calvin

Jul 10, 1509

He is a priest and lawyer. Calvin liked most of the Lutheran beliefs but wanted to add his own (god has already determined who goes to heaven). He believed in theocracy.

Elizabeth I

Sep 7, 1533

When she was 25 she took the throne. She compromised between Catholics and Protestants. She had the Bible translated from Latin to English.

Council of Trent

1545

The Council of Trent is the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation. It reaffirmed the authority of the Catholic Church. It is also characterized as one overly long meeting.

Scientific Theory

1561

Process of facts through testing and experimentation. There is 7 steps of the Scientific Theory. The 7 steps of the Scientific Theory is Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Data Analysis, Conclusion, and Communication.

William Shakespeare

Apr 26, 1564

William Shakespeare was an English poet and actor. He's made famous plays like Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He created more than a thousand common words in the English language.