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Renaissance

Jan 1, 1350

Renaissance was a cultural movement. The Renaissance was the revival of art, architecture, and learning that took place between 1350 AD to 1600 AD.

The Black Death

Jan 1, 1353

The Black Death was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history, resulting in around 75 to 200 million deaths in Europe in the years 1346–1353.

Donato di Niccolò

Jan 1, 1386

Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, better known as Donatello, was an early Renaissance sculptor from Florence. He was born 1386 and died December 13, 1466.

Humanism

Jan 1, 1400

Humanism is a way of thinking that gave importance to the individual and human society. It was a cultural movement that turned away from medieval scholasticism and revived interest in ancient Greek and Roman thought. Humainism started at first in Italy and then spreading across Western Europe.

Johannes Gutenberg Creates the Printing Press

Jan 1, 1440

In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg, developed a movable printer. This helped spread literature to people in a more efficient and faster way.

Lorenzo de Medici

Jan 1, 1449

Lorenzo de Medici was an wealthy italian statesman, and a sponsorer many famous artisis such as Botticelli and Michelangelo. He was born January 1, 1449, and died April 9, 1492.

Christopher Columbus

Nov 9, 1451

Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, colonizer, and citizen of the Republic of Genoa. He was born November 9, 1451, Genoa, Italy, and died May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain.

Desiderius Erasmus

Oct 27, 1466

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian. He was born October 27, 1466, Rotterdam, Netherlands, and died July 12, 1536, Basel, Switzerland.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Feb 19, 1473

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who created a model of the universe that showed the Sun instead of the Earth at the center of the universe. He wrote a book that proved that the sun did not move around the earth every 24 hours. His book revealed that the earth was not the center of the universe. He was born February 19, 1473, and died: May 24, 1543.

Raphael Sanzio

Jan 1, 1483

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect. He was born 1483, Urbino, Italiy, and died April 6, 1520 in Rome, Italy.

Sandro Botticelli Completes The Birth of Venus

Jan 1, 1486

Sandro Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus from 1484 AD to 1486 AD. He was born March 1, 1445, and died May 17, 1510.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Oct 23, 1491

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish priest and theologian. He was born October 23, 1491, and died,July 31, 1556. St. Ignatius Loyola wrote a series of five books that defended the church and scolded Luther for his campaign against it.

Leonardo da Vinci Paints The Last Supper

Jan 1, 1495

Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper from 1495–1498. He was an architect, musician, engineer, scientist, mathematician, botanist and inventor.

Leonardo da Vinci Painted The Mona Lisa

Jan 1, 1503

Leonardo da Vinci painted The Mona Lisa in 1503 AD. He was an architect, musician, engineer, scientist, mathematician, botanist and inventor.

Michelangelo Begins Painting the Sistine Chapel

Jan 1, 1508

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel from 1508 AD to 1512 AD. This large chapel was built within Vatican City. The ceiling shows the history of the Old Testament and includes more than 300 figures.

Henry VIII Becomes King of England

Apr 28, 1509

Henry VIII was born on June 28 1491, he died January 28 1574. He was king from April 28 1509 until his death.

The Reformation

Jan 1, 1517

The Reformation was in western Europe. It was aimed at reforming some doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church and created the establishment of the Protestant churches. THe Reformation took place form 1517 AD to 1648 AD.

Martin Luther Posts His 95 Thesis on the Door of the Church of Wittenberg

Nov 15, 1517

Martin Luther changed Christianity by telling people about the abuses of the church by the clergy. He is sometimes known as the “father of Protestantism" because his ideas sparked Protestantism.

William Tyndale

Oct 6, 1536

William Tyndale was an English scholar who became one of the leaders of the Protestant group. He is well known for his translation of the Bible into English. He was born 1494, and died October 6, 1536.

William Shakespeare

Apr 1, 1564

William Shakespeare was born April 1564 AD, and died April 23, 1616 AD. He was an English poet, playwright, and actor. His works, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship.