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The renaissance

  • 1202

    Birth of Lorenzo de Medici

    opens the door to learning and discovery
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    Most enthusiastic patron of renaissance culture in italy
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Believed to be the first Bible printed from a printing press. The bible was latin and printed in Mainz, Germany
  • Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1473

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    astronomer Nicolas wrote just before his death. He made the sun the center of the universe and argured the earth moves across the heavens.
  • 1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    Hero, then made into a statue the way someone seen him in their eyes.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Most known painting in the world. It has its own song and often the one thing people come to see.
  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    post 95 of his theses nails to the church door Wittenberg Germany
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    1551

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    English lawyer, social philosopher, author. He was the first person to use the word "Utopia" meaning perfect place in his eyes.
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    known to be the best writer. Is known to be the best writer of all time.
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    Broke from Rome for they didn't allow divorce. He wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    wasn't made by Galileo. Works by having glass tubes filled with alcohol, will each bubble has a certain mass and will change in height with the tempture