Renaissance

  • birth of lorenzo de' medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    birth of lorenzo de' medici

    Was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic.
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    This was the first ever major book to be printed using mass producing.
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    Jan 7, 1478

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Sir Thomas More, venerated by Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci
  • michelangelo scuplted David
    1504

    michelangelo scuplted David

    Marble statue of a standing male nude.
  • 95 thesis
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 thesis

    A list of questions and propsitions for debate.
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    Declared himself to be supreme head of the Church of England
  • Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Written by Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor.
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    it was called Galileo's air thermometer