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The Black plague came by sea in to Europe in 1347. Some ships came to Europe and they sailed to the black sea. Most people aboard the ship died but the ones that didn't were very ill.
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The term 'renaissance' is derived from the French word meaning 'rebirth'. The renaissance lasted for two to three centuries.
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Humanism is a way of thinking about the world. Humanism is a set of ideas about how people should live or act. People who have this set of ideas are called humanists.
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The Medici family first attained wealth and political power in Florence from banking and commerce. In 1434 their families support in art and humanities made florence the cradle of the renaissance.
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The printing press was invented by Johann Gutenberg. He was a German from Maniz. He invented it in the 1450s.
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Luca Pacioli was known as the father of accounting. He was born in 1446. While working in 1464 as a tutor to three merchants son he started his own education and wrote his first book on accounting.
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He ruled Florence with his brother from 1469- 1478. When his brother died he ruled alone from 1478-1492.
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Desiderious Erasmus ( October 27, 1469 - July 12, 1536) was a humanist. He was the greatest scholar in northern renaissance. He was the first editor of The New Testament. He was also an important figure in patristics and classical literature.
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Donatello (1475- 1564) was the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo. His real name was Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi. He was a master of sculptor in gold and metal.
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Sandro Botticelli (March 1, 1445-May 17,1510) was an Italian painter from the florentine school. He finished The Birth of Venus in 1485.
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Titian (1488-1576) was an Italian painter. He was a leading artist of the Italian renaissance. He was an artist's apprentice in Venice as a teenager. He paint for Pope Paul III, King Philip II of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.
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Leonardo de Vinci paints The Last Supper. He painted it from 1495-1498. He did not paint it continuously.
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De Vinci painted The Mona Lisa from 1503-1507.
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Raphael(1483-1520) was a leading figure of high Italian renaissance classicism. He is best known for "Madonnas" painted from 1504-1507.
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Michelangelo painted the sistine chapel from 1508-1512. In 1508, Pope Julius asked Michelangelo to paint the sistine chapel.
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When his brother died Henry VIII became king in 1509. He was only eighteen. Soon after he married his brother's wife Catherine of Aragon.
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John Calvin ( 1509-1546) was Martin Luther's successor as the preeminent Protestant theologian. He was one of the most important figures in the protestant reformation.
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On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 the door of the church Wittenburg.
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The Reformation lasted from 1517 to 1555. The reformation was a religious revolution. The greatest leaders were Martin Luther,John Calvin.
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El Greco was probably one of the most known painters of his time. He was considered a painter of spirit and was an influential painter. The most famous painting he made was The Burial of Count Orgaz.
