Renaissance By ShaynaMurray32 Jan 4, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici Jan 8, 1455 Gutenberg prints the first Bible Nov 1, 1478 Spanish Inquisition is introduced Jul 31, 1491 Founding of the Society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola Nov 12, 1492 Columbus discovers the new world Jul 1, 1497 Vasco da Gama sails to India May 6, 1501 Michelangelo sculpts the David Dec 9, 1503 Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa Jan 12, 1509 King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church Jan 12, 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli writes The Prince Jan 12, 1516 Thomas More writes Utopia Jun 8, 1517 Rapheal paints the Transfiguration Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church Jan 12, 1519 Elizabeth I begins rule in England Jan 12, 1536 John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion Nov 17, 1543 Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres Apr 24, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Aug 13, 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke Jan 12, 1588 King Phillip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada Jan 6, 1603 Galileo invents a thermometer
