Renaissance Timeline, V.M.,3

By VMartin2
  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    The Crusades

  • Oct 21, 1096

    Battle of Civetot

    It was fought between the Seljuk forces of the Sultanate of Rum and the People's Crusade. Seljuk numbered around 5,000 while 20,000 for the Crusades. A large number dies on the battlefield only a few thousand survived.
  • Jul 23, 1148

    Siege of Damascus

    The Zengid came upon the Crusader army and attacked. Crusaders retreated which result in the Crusaders defeat.
  • 1189

    Siege of Acre

    It was a counterattack from the Crusader forces after losing Jerusalem to Saladin. The Siege was a major victory to the Crusaders for them to secure the surrender of the city to gain control of it.
  • Period: 1346 to 1352

    The Bubonic Plague(The Black death)

  • 1347

    The Bubonic Plague arrives in Europe

    The Bubonic Plague arrived through the trading ships coming from the black sea. Once people realized the illness came from the ships they tried to expel themselves from the port but by that time the disease already spread.
  • 1349

    3,000 Jews killed in Germany

    The Jews tried to defend themselves from a mob of Christians. Those who survived where killed in 1350
  • Feb 2, 1349

    200 people buried everyday

    On November the Bubonic plague reached London. Once it reached London at least 200 people were being buried at the Smithfield graveyard.
  • Period: 1400 to 1495

    The Early Renaissance

  • Jan 1, 1413

    Brunelleschi creates Linear Perspective

    Linear perspective revolutionized art. It allowed art to have dimension in the body and for it to have depth.
  • Jan 1, 1429

    Joan of Arc and The Siege of Orleans

    Joan of Arc's first Military victory. It was a turning point in the 100 years of war between England and France.
  • Period: 1434 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Jan 1, 1439

    Johann Gutenberg invents the Printing Press

    It was a simple for the workers to use to they can get any information across the world. The printing press created the first ever bible.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus discovers America

    Columbus and his crew decides to go out in the ocean to find Japan. Unknowingly he landed in American on one of the Bahamian Islands.
  • Period: 1495 to 1527

    The High Renaissance

  • Feb 9, 1498

    Leonardo Da Vinci paints the "Last Supper"

    Da Vinci became inspired to depict the moment before Christ identified Judas. His main purpose was to capture the emotions in the dramatic moment
  • May 20, 1498

    Vasco da Gama Arrives in India after sailing

    He was best known for sailing first to sail from Europe to India. Da Gama landed and traded in locales along the coast of Southern Africa.
  • 1503

    Leonardo do Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa"

    The painting was a commissioned by a rich Italian Merchant. He wanted a portrait of his wife, Lisa in their new home.
  • 1513

    Balboa discovers The Pacific Ocean

    Balboa led an expedition across the Isthmus of Panama. Later that same month he climbed a mountain peak and sighted the Pacific Ocean.
  • 1513

    Jorge Alvarez reaches China

    Jorge was the fist European explorer to discover china. Doing so eventful contacts were established with the Chinese.
  • Period: 1517 to 1555

    The Protestant Reformation

  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses

    Martin wrote all these with messages in them. The message contained two beliefs that humans may reach heaven only by their faith not deeds and the bible is the central religious authority.
  • 1521

    The Diet of Worms

    The Diet of Worms was created at a meeting of the Holy Roman Empire. This was made to forbade or forbid anyone to shelter or provide aid to Martin Luther.
  • Dec 10, 1525

    The Formation of the Lutheran Duchy of Prussia

    It started when Albert, Duke of Prussia formally adopted Lutheranism in 1525. Prussia was producing more key recourses like coal and iron than Austria that how it was able to become so powerful/
  • Period: 1527 to

    The Late Renaissance

  • 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus Dies

    Copernicus dies due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Soon his writings created controversy in European scientific and religious circles.
  • Period: 1550 to

    The Scientific Revolution

  • 1558

    Elizabeth 1 becomes Queen of England

    When she was crowned queen it as at the time of political crisis. She was 25 years old when she took the throne.
  • 1564

    Galileo Galilei is Born

    The famous Galileo. The man who proved to the world that there was "another world" from a telescope. He is born in Pisa, Italy where his journey would begin.

  • The Spanish Armada is defeated by the English navy

    The Armada was difficult to attack with it sailing in a crescent shape. Their ship was being blown northwards and the English claimed victory.

  • William Shakespeare builds the Globe theatre

    The inspiration behind the globe was from Hercules carrying the globe on his back. Shakespeare wrote many of his play over the next few year

  • Isaac Newton Publishes Philosophia Naturalis Principia Mathematica

    Isaac Newtons book was one of the most important books in the history of science. It contained his laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation