-
1000
Relics (The Catholic Church)
Relics were very significant in the renaissance, but had been important for a long time. In Christianity, relics were something that impacted how someone's life is lived or how their afterlife will go. Relics can also be something like a pilgrimage where people go to visit them. To have a big collection of relics was considered very lucky. (https://study.com/academy/answer/why-were-relics-important-in-the-middle-ages.html) -
1095
Indulgences (The Catholic Church)
Indulgences were first sold in 1095. Indulgences were first sold to people who fought in the Crusades that also confessed their sins. They were later offered to people who paid for them. Indulgences were said to get you or a family member out of purgatory and straight to heaven. (http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/luther/lutherindulgences.html) -
1285
Eyeglasses (Inventions)
Salvino D'Armate designed the glasses in 1285. Glasses have not only helped people see better, but has also lead to the inventions of other things like the microscope. Microscopes lead to scientific discoveries, so without glasses, this wouldn't be possible. (https://www.smore.com/3ds6v-eye-glasses) -
1320
The Divine Comedy (Literature)
The Divine Comedy was written in 1320 by Dante. It is a play about a journey to salvation. In the play, the actor goes to hell, purgatory, and heaven to show a journey one's soul might take. (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes) -
1377
3 Popes (The Catholic Church)
After Pope Gregory died, there had to be a new pope elected. The pope that was elected wasn't liked by the French cardinals, so they elected another one in Avignon. Nobody could agree on which pope to have so they elected a third. (Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation notes) -
1392
The Canterbury Tales (Literature)
The Canterbury Tales were written by Chaucer in 1392. The Canterbury Tales is a compilation of multiple stories about the journey of 29 pilgrims who are going to St. Thomas Beckett's tomb in Canterbury. St. Thomas Beckett was an important archbishop who was murdered by arguing about the power the church should have. (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes) -
Period: 1400 to
Fashion (Daily life)
Clothing defined wealth in the renaissance. The more fabric or colors you had the wealthier you were. Men wore stockings, shirts, coats, and a hat. Women wore dresses. It was desirable to have blonde hair as a woman. Men didn't have a set style for hair, long hair and short hair changed and facial hair versus no facial hair. (Life During the Renaissance notes) -
Period: 1400 to
Education (Daily life)
Education was mainly upper-class and middle-class boys. It focused on the main subjects and was always centered around religion. Some boys would continue to a university and some just started their job or an apprenticeship. Girls and lower-class didn't get an education. (Life During the Renaissance notes) -
Period: 1400 to
Food (Daily life)
In the renaissance the upper-class also has the better food than the peasants. Peasants have soup, scraps, black bread, and little or no meat. Nobles and upper-class had feasts almost every night with high quality food including, spiced soups and premium meat. At weddings, to show dominance, big birds like peacocks were often eaten. There wasn't much water available so they drank wine and ale. (Life During the Renaissance) -
1405
The Book of the City of Ladies (Literature)
The book of the City of Ladies was written in 1405 by Christine de Pazan. This is a book that is defending the rights of women. This book basically says that if women were given all the opportunities and education that men received they could do the same work or be as intelligent as men. (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes) -
1413
Statue of St. George (Renaissance Art)
The statue of St. George was sculpted in 1413 by Donatello. Donatello liked to study statues and he was good at creating realistic art. The statue of St. George was freestanding and very realistic. Donatello was told to sculpt St. George by the armorers guild of Florence so they could put it outside of a new marketing hall called Orsanmichele. (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes) (https://www.artble.com/artists/donatello/sculpture/st_george) -
1434
Cosimo de'Medici comes to power (Patrons of the Arts)
Cosimo de'Medici ruled Florence from 1434 - 1537. He had a big impact on the renaissance. He supported arts and humanism making him a patron of the arts for these. He put a lot of money into growing them in this time period.(https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cosimo-de-Medici) -
1439
Medici Family Opens Bank (Patrons of the Arts)
The Medici family first opened a bank in Bruges in 1439. They become wealthy very quickly. This bank and all the wealth that the Medici family has really helped move along the renaissance by supporting art and humanities. (https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/medici-family) -
1475
Michelangelo's First Painting (Renaissance Art)
Michelangelo's first painting was The Torment of St. Anthony. People believe that he painted this when he was only 12 or 13. Michelangelo is also responsible for some of the paintings in the Sistine Chapel including his most famous, The Creation. (https://www.metmuseum.org/press/exhibitions/2009/michelangelos-first-painting) (Artistic Movements of the Renassaince) -
1481
The Adoration of the Magi (Renaissance Art)
The Adoration of the Magi was a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. The painting is centered around the Virgin Mary holding a child with the Magi kneeling towards the child and Mary with people gathered around. Having acceptance from the Magi was very important and that is what this picture was showing. (Renaissance Research Paper) -
1503
Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa (Renaissance Art)
Leonardo Da Vinci was called the "master of the realistic painting." He was very good at realistic paintings because he dissected human bodies to learn more about how they look. In his paintings, he set the new standard of beauty and the Mona Lisa portrayed this. (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes) -
1506
Heliocentric Solar System (Scientific Discoveries)
Aristarchus of Samos is the first person who had thought of this. The idea behind the heliocentric solar system is the sun in the middle of our solar system. This idea came to life when Nicolaus Copernicus invented the mathematical side of the heliocentric solar system. It was used to see how far planets were from each other and the sun. (https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/143e-I1isE6wL8gmfwi8GSo6eE9quxkH199dVmOj6_K0/edit) -
1511
Raphael Paints the School of Athens (Renaissance Art)
Raphael painted the School of Athens from 1509 to 1511 in the Vatican Palace. Raphael was trying to represent balance, harmony, and order in this painting. You had to be a very good artist to be able to paint in the Vatican Palace. Raphael understood classic principles of art and this was shown in the School of Athens. He was also very good at portraying beauty and know for his depictions of the Virgin Mary. (Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes) -
1517
Martin Luther nails 95 Theses (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation)
Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses which were 95 points of what the church was doing or teaching wrong. He nailed this to the door of the Wittenburg Cathedral in 1517 for the public to see. This started the revolt against the church and what they were teaching. (Martin Luther notes) -
1521
Martin Luther is Excommunicated (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation)
Pope Leo X demanded the Martin Luther recant all of his writings and when Luther didn't, he was excommunicated. Luther started a new church and had a lot of support from the people and German princes. There was fighting all the way until the mid-seventeenth century between Christians and Lutherans. (Martin Luther notes) -
1522
Martin Luther wrote the Bible in German (Martin Luther and the Protestant reformation))
In 1522, Martin Luther rewrote the Bible in German. He did this because he felt that everybody needed to be able to understand it. Luther thought that churches were wrongly teaching citizens because they couldn't read the Bible. (Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation notes) -
Flush Toilet (Inventions)
The flush toilet was invented by Sir John Harrington in 1596. It was later patented in 1775. The flush toilet was very important to hygiene in this time period. Having this invention got human waste out of the streets. The flush toilet helped to prevent the spread of disease and overall just made the town more sanitary. (https://create.piktochart.com/output/43699613-untitled-infographic) -
Telescope (Scientific Discoveries)
The discovery of the telescope has greatly impacted our world. The telescope was invented in 1608 by Hans Lippershey. Lippershey created this by putting two lenses, one convex and one concave, in a tube and it increased viewing distance by 3. We have used this to discover planets and other things in our solar system. (https://www.canva.com/design/DADxGq4KVOs/M9ZRpQ-JYCmH9ZzQAY-pUA/view?utm_content=DADxGq4KVOs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton#2) -
Scientific Method (Scientific Discoveries)
The scientific method was first discovered by Muslims scholars and revised by Sir Francis Bacon in 1621. Bacon revised it by using inductive reasoning. We still use the scientific method today when conducting experiments. (https://www.canva.com/design/DADw6Kudfik/Ur5uBpGW2vWsDn5jYx-4ow/view?utm_content=DADw6Kudfik&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton) -
Matches (Inventions)
Matches were first made by Robert Boyle in 1680. In this time period matches were very important because it was an easier way to light a fire. This helped when lighting candles, stoves, or fires. (https://www.smore.com/qfxp6-the-match)
