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Jan 1, 1300
The Black Death
The threat of the bubonic plague started to decrease, and the interest in Art, Music, and Humanism started to come back. This was the start of the Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1300
The meaning of the word Renaissance
The meaning of the word Renaissance comes from the french word meaning rebirth. The reason that this was the word that was chosen was because the Renaissance time period came right after the black death time period. It was like Europe was starting over, which is why the Renaissance is called the Renaissance. -
Jan 1, 1400
Humanism
Humanism is the revival of ancient Greece and Rome. It started in 1400 and ended in 1650. The person who revived the ancient greek and roman way of thinking was Petrarch. He was one of the first ever humanists. -
Jan 1, 1410
Galileo invented the Mechanical clock
In 1410, Galileo invented the mechanical clock in Florence, Italy. People used to tell time with the sun and then never really had hours.They just had parts of the day. When Galileo invented the mechanical clock, they had hours and a bell that rang every hour. They then had certain times of day to pray or go to church. This was the impact of the mechanical clock. -
Nov 11, 1417
Pope Marvin V becomes Pope
On November 11, 1417 Pope Marvin V became Pope. He was born in 1369 in Genazzano, Italy. He was Pope till he died in 1431. When he was Pope, he ended the Western Schism which was a split within the Roman Catholic Church. -
Jan 1, 1419
Lorenzo de Medici
Lorenzo de Medici was the ruler of the Florentine Republic during the time of the Renaissance.He was also the patron of arts and letters. He was born on January 1, 1419 and died on April 9, 1449. -
Jan 1, 1419
Dome of Florence Cathedral
The Dome of Florence Cathedral, formally known as Il Duomo di Firenze structure was started in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio and was later completed by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1419. Filippo Brunelleschi was the one who put the dome on the Cathedral. The Cathedral is nearly 150 feet wide and 180 feet above ground. -
Jan 1, 1440
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440. He invented the printing press because he thought there needed to be a change in the printing technology. The impact of his invention on society was people being able to print multiple copies of writing at once...for example, newspapers or religious bulletins. -
Oct 27, 1469
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus was born October 27, 1469 in Rotterdam Holland. He was one of Europe's most famous scholars and he defined the humanism movement in northern Europe. -
Apr 6, 1483
Rafael
Rafael was a famous painter and architect. He was born on April 6, 1483. One of his most famous pieces is called The School of Athens. It hangs in the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. This painting was created in 1509. -
Jan 1, 1484
Sandro Botticelli created The birth of venus
From 1484-1486 Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus. It is a mythological painting that belongs to a group of many mythological paintings by Sandro Botticelli. It represents Venus, the goddess of love, standing in a seashell being blown ashore by Horae, goddess of the seasons. The painting is 6 feet by 9 feet and was supposed to hang in an important person's bedroom because the nudity represents a sign of humanism. -
Jun 28, 1491
King Henry viii
King Henry viii was born on June 28,1491. He was the first ever Tudor King. He became king when he was eighteen years old. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Discovered America's
In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed from Europe to what is now known as America. He was trying to find a faster way to get to India, but instead he ran into America, more specifically the Bahamas. He then went back to Europe and asked the queen for money to go back with more people. At first she did not grant his wish, but eventually he got his wish. Columbus then sailed back to the America's with the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. -
Jan 1, 1495
Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper
From 1495-1498, Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper. The painting/ mural, show jesus and his apostles at the last supper before jesus died on the cross. -
Jan 1, 1503
Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was created by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503. This painting is the most famous painting in the world because of her smile that is painted. Some people describe it as mysterious or ominous. The mona lisa is a painting of a woman named Madam Lisa Giocondo, who is the wife of a very wealthy Florentine. -
Jan 1, 1508
Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel
From 1508-1512, Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel. It is famous because of Michelangelo's frescoes work which means the skill of painting rapidly on watercolor or on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling so the watercolors mix and dry fast on the base. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther
Martin Luther started the Reformation. He did not agree with some of the things that the Roman Catholic Church was saying and doing, so he decided to post the 95 thesis on the church doors. This then cause people to switch and start practicing Martin Luther's practice instead of the Popes practice. The bible was only written in latin, so only the people who could read latin could read the bible. Martin Luther wanted to change that, so he wrote the bible in German. -
Oct 31, 1517
The Reformation
The Reformation started in 1517 and ended in 1648. It is a movement to reform the abuses in the Roman Catholic Churches. The Reformation started when Martin Luther posted the 95 thesis on the church doors. The result of this was the people who believed in what Martin Luther thought would practice with him, and the people who believed in what the Pope thought practiced that religion. So from then on there were two different practices in Rome. -
Jan 1, 1538
Titian created the Venus of Urbino
In 1538, Titian created the Venus of Urbino. It is located in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. This oil painting shows a nude young women, representing the goddess called Venus, on a couch with the surroundings of a renaissance palace. The dog at the women's feet represents marital fidelity, which is a daily commitment to seek the best for your spouse and family, and the maid in the background represents motherhood. -
Hans Lippershey Invents the Telescope
Hans Lippershey was the first person to invent the telescope in 1608. He was a spectacle fixer, and he was in his shop one day when he saw two children playing around trying to make a weather vane look bigger and appear clearer from looking through two lenses. He decided to use this to see things farther away. He first called it " Kijker" which meant "looker" in dutch. This is how the telescope was invented.
