World History Renaissance timeline

  • 1440

    The printing press

    The printing press
    The printing press is estimated to be when this was created was 1440. It has made thousands of copies of works of art including the Gutenberg Bible. The Gutenberg press made thousands of copies.
    https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/printing-press
  • Period: Mar 6, 1475 to Feb 18, 1564

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo is a high renaissance artist who has painted many pictures and sculptures. Many of his famous works are the Sistine Chapel painter in 1512. His family was middle-class bankers in a small village called Caprese, Florence.
    https://www.theartstory.org/artist-michelangelo-life-and-legacy.htm
  • 1512

    Florence ruler

    The ruler of Florence was the Medici's till 1494. Later Giovanni de' Medici took control. He later would be called Pope Leo X
  • Aug 31, 1517

    Martin Luther's theses

    Martin Luther's theses
    Luther nailed a copy of his theses to the door of the Wittenburg Castle Church in Germany. These were questions and propositions meant to start a debate against the Catholic Church. Later with these being seen by the public and many copies created by the printing press in martins words "sparked a revolutionary firestorm".
    https://www.history.com/topics/reformation/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses#section_4
  • The Flushing Toilet

    The Flushing Toilet
    The toilets ability to flush was invented by John Harington. This Invention needed over 5 gallons to flush it.
    https://www.smore.com/uje20-renaissance-toilet