The Renaissance

By MARCUS GREEN
  • Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici1

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici1
    Patron of the Arts
  • Jun 2, 1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    The first Bible
  • Mar 4, 1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    Michelangelo sculpts the David
    It was a one of the first masterpieces
  • Mar 4, 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    The most famous painting of all time
  • Mar 4, 1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Thomas More writes Utopia
    He was a big humanism
  • Mar 4, 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    This began the protestant reformation
  • Mar 4, 1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    Helped contribute to the protestant reformation
  • Mar 4, 1540

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    This changed the way people thought about the sun
  • Mar 4, 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare is born
    Greatest play writer ever

  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer
    Now humans can tell you how the weather feels