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Dante was known for his poems during the Renaissance Era. His most famous work was The Divine Comedy, finished in 1320, which is about the afterlife. It is said to be one of the greatest works of literature in the Italian language.
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Giovanni was most famous for his book "The Decameron". The book was a collection of 100 stories that are told by storytellers who fled to the outer part of France in order to escape the black plaque. "The Decameron" was written in 1353.
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Cosimo de' Medici was the first in his family to become a patron of the arts in his family. Cosimo represented the bank that his family owned, by managing finances to become one of the wealthiest man of all time. He controlled Florence and held power for a long time, he died in 1464. https://www.biography.com/people/cosimo-de-medici-38096
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Trade was important and popular during the Renaissance. There was lots of trade centers but some of the main ones were Florence, Venice, and East Asia. Imports consisted of turkey and sweet potatoes.
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Oil paints were invented by Jan van Eyck in 1410. Oil paints were invented for their difference of colors and let artists have more of a natural painting look. Also it was invented for people to create outstanding art with.
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Hugo got his first opportunity at becoming an artist in 1467 when he was accepted as a master into the painter's guild of Ghent. After that he was given many offers to paint for other people in the town of Ghent. When he was near the peak in his life, depression hit him and he tried to kill himself. He went to Roode Kloster and focused on painting to overcome his depression. One of his most famous works is the Portinari Altarpiece.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hugo-van-der-Goes
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Leonardo was known for a lot of his paintings including the Mona Lisa, and the Last Supper. At age fourteen he began his painting alongside a famous painter, Verrochio. While working with Verrochio he was taught metalwork, carpentry, painting, and sculpting. In 1478 he became a independent painter. https://www.italian-renaissance-art.com/Leonardo-Da-Vinci.html
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Raphael was born April 6,1483 and grew up with a father who was a painter and taught him how to paint. When his father died he left behind a good amount of money for Raphael to maintain his own painting business. From there Raphael began as an apprentice to Petro Perugino where he became an expert at Perugino's technique. During his years of painting he painted for Pope's and in many rooms of the Vatican, he died April 6, 1520.
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The richer you were before the Reformation the easier things were for you. If you had the money to spend, you could buy your way up into the Church. The higher you were the better you felt about getting into heaven even if you didn't actually do anything expect spend money.
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Working as a Peasant in the 1500's was not a easy job because you started at 3 am and worked all day long.Tasks they completed was plowing, sowing, threshing, and hedging. When the sun was settling was when the peasants ended work for the day. Tools were made from cow horns, wood, and leather by the peasants themselves.
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Around age 10 was when Titian began working with paints with a trainer named Gentile in Venice, Italy. His early works such as the Fresco of Hercules and the Man with a Quilted Sleeve turned out to be quite impressive. After that training Titian worked with a man called Giorgio and together they became leaders of the modern movement working with colour and fine paintbrushes. In 1516 after Giorgio died Titian created a masterpiece called Assumption of the Virgin.
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The Catholic Church so indulgences for people who had done wrong and wanted to be forgiven. The indulgences were sold by the Church so they could earn money. Also indulgences were believed to get you a ticket to heaven, even if you had done something very bad. http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/schools/ks3/reformation
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Martin Luther in 1517 nailed his writings of the 95 theses to the doors of the Wittenberg Cathedral. He did this to defy the practicing of indulgences in which he thought was wrong. His theses were about the Bible being the center of authority and humans reach salvation through faith.
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Martin Luther decided to talk to the Church about what he thought was the right way to salvation. He believed that the way to salvation was not to fear God. Instead it was to believe that your faith alone will give you salvation.
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The heliocentric solar system was designed by having all the planets rotate around the sun. No one believed the system though because everyone thought the planets rotated around the Earth. It wasn't until Nicolaus Copernicus died that people realized he was right.
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In Martin's lifetime from 1483-1546 he did a lot of things. Martin Luther criticized the Catholic Church for selling indulgences. He thought it was wrong and was a way for the Church to earn money by lying to other people. With that he began writing the 95 theses.
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Marguerite de Navarre was known for many things. She inspired many men and women through her teachings. She was known for keeping up on politics, speaking foreign languages, and artistic talents. She lived from 1492-1549 and was a sister to the Renaissance King, Francis 1.
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Children rose early in the morning to wash up, get dressed, and pray. By 6 am children left their homes to go to a town school or private school to learn a trade or a form of farm work. In the afternoon they were able to have a break for lunch around 11 am. After school ended Children focused on their studies and had playtime until around sunset when they went to bed. http://stores.renstore.com/history-and-biography/childrens-lives-in-the-middle-ages-and-the-renaissance#.WpB2CCKPK00
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William was born in 1564 and wrote many plays during his lifetime. Some of his most famous plays involve Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Henry V. He also was an actor and a poet and wrote 37 plays in his lifetime.
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The first toilet was made by Sir John Harrington in 1596. He made it for the Queen of England but was not well put together. The bathroom leaked and was not well ventilated when inside of it.
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Relics were believed as a very important part to the Church before the Protestant Reformation happened. Relics held the remains of saints bodies which people came to see so they could pray to the saints. When the people prayed they believed it would heal their illnesses or injuries and make everything better.
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Francis Bacon wanted to altar the face of philosophy. He wanted to basically redo the system and make sure the methods depended on tangible proof. His theory was that science could become a tool for humans in their life. In 1609 he wrote a book about the Advancement of Learning.
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Issac Newton discovered that white light is made up of different colors. Newton discovered this by looking through a glass prism while passing light through it. He realized that the different colors were like the colors of a rainbow. http://www.researchomatic.com/The-Renaissance-Period-Sir-Isaac-Newton-121797.html
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The first function able parachute was invented by Lenormand in 1783. Leonardo had a design for the parachute to be a triangular canopy instead of round. Also the parachute was to be made of white linen and a wooden frame, people at first didn't trust it but Adrian Nichols tested it and it worked.
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Matches were invented in 1826 by John Walker. The match was designed with paper coated with phosphorus.and a piece of wood that had sulfur on it. The match could be a lot more dangerous if struck wrong but still started a fire.
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