The Renaissance

Transmission of Greek Text during 4th Crusade

1202

Opens the door to learning and discovery

Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

Jan 1, 1449

the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.

Gutenberg prints the first Bible

1455

the invention of the movable-type printing press meant that Bibles and books could finally be produced in large quantities in a short period of time

Michelangelo sculpts the David

1501

The statue represents the Biblical hero David

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

1503

over time its meaning has shifted and it has become an icon of the Renaissance—perhaps the most recognized painting in the world.

Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

1517

95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation.

King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

1534

This resulted in a schism with the Papacy. As a result of this schism, many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation.

Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

1543

To show his theory of where the planets were located in space

Thomas More writes Utopia

1551

This book paved way for the Utopian literature.

William Shakespeare is born

1564

William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.

Galileo invents a thermometer

1603

it is not technically considered a thermometer. This early thermometer is more precisely called a thermoscope.