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1214
Scientific Method
Roger Bacon was one of the earliest European scholars to refine the scientific methods. He started out with observations, hypothesizing and then experimenting to test the hypothesis. -
1231
Inquisition
The Inquisition was a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat during the late middle ages. the concept and scope of the Inquisition significantly expanded in response to the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. -
1415
Perspective
Perspective is an art technique for creating an illusion of three-dimensions on a flat surface.The first known picture to make use of linear perspective was created by the Florentine architect Fillipo Brunelleshi. -
Jan 1, 1449
lorenzo de´medici
lorenzo de´medici was well know for being the ruler of the Florentine Republic and being the most powerful ruler of them all. Also, he was a magnate, diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets. His real full name is Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was best known for a lot of things like Art,Science, Architecture,and Anatomy. He also helped us today by his designs like the tank, helicopter, parachute, and others. He is well known for the painting of the Mona Lisa. -
May 3, 1469
Machiavelli
machiavelli is well known for being Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, writer, playwright and poet. He was also known as, the father of modern political philosophy and political science. He died on June 21, 1527, in Florence Italy. -
Feb 19, 1473
Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance-era mathematician and astronomer. The theory that he came up was that the Sun is at rest near the center of the Universe, and that the Earth, spinning on its axis once daily, revolves annually around the Sun. He called the theory heliocentric, or Sun-centered, system. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. Also he is well known for the sculpture of the David. Michelangelo is also known for, influence on the development of Western art. -
Feb 7, 1478
Thomas More
Thomas More was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. Also He was the author of the book "Utopia". -
1483
Raphael
Raphael is well know for a couple things like and Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Also his full name is Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino. He died on April 6, 1520. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was well known for being a German professor of theology, composer, priest, and monk. Also he was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He died February 18, 1546. -
Jul 2, 1489
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury. He died March 21,1556.Thomas Cromwell was arrested for charges of treason, heresy, and corruption and imprisoned in the Tower of London. -
Jun 28, 1491
Henry VIII
Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547.Henry is best known for his six marriages, in particular his efforts to have his first marriage annulled. He died of natural causes. -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He helped popularize the belief in the sovereignty of God in all areas of life -
1517
Sale of Indulgences
An Indulgence is a distinctive feature of the penitential system of both the Western medieval and the Roman Catholic Church that granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin. -
1543
heliocentric theory
Heliocentrism is the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System. Historically, heliocentrism was opposed to geocentrism, which placed the Earth at the center. -
1545
council of Trent
The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.During the final Session about 255 people attended. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. -
1564
William Shakespeare
William is an historic person that is still very well known to this day in time. He was a a poet, writer, and world's greatest dramatist. He died on April 23,1616. He wrote about 37 plays between 1590 and 1613. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo
Galileo was an astronomer, physicist and engineer. Also he was known for the "father of observational astronomy". He is well known for his discovery of the four most massive moons of Jupiter. He died on January 8,1642 -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author. He was famous for his law of gravitation, of his time period. He died in his sleep.
