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Jan 1, 1392
Publishing of "the Canterbury tales"
In the year of 1392, the 29 stories known as "The Canterbury Tales" had been published. These stories were all written by the pilgrims that had taken a journey to the tomb of St. Thomas Beckett. St. Thomas Beckett had been murdered after the argument with King Henry II.
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Jan 1, 1405
The publishing of "The Book of the City of ladies"
This book was written for the purpose to explain that if women were to have the same opportunities as other men do then they would also be just as successful as the men were. During the Renaissance women were not allowed to attend schools, they were required to stay home and learn to take care of the home and the children and how to provide for her husband.
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1419
Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici
He was one of the first in this his family to be a patron of the arts. He helped Masaccio and commissioned Brunelleschi in the recreation of the Basilica. He did this in San Lorenzo, Florence, 1419.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory/chapter/art-and-patronage/ -
Period: 1430 to 1530
A mother's job
A mother's job in the renaissance was to supervise the home and children. She would clean, cook, and take care of the children. She was not allowed to do any of the man's work, if the father wasn't around the eldest son would be in charge.
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Period: 1490 to 1530
Dowries
Dowries were marriage bonds. They were when the bride's family would give money to the groom's family, like a down payment. They would pay them so that they could provide for their daughter because they would now be taking care of her.
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1495
Leonardo and The Last Supper:
Leonardo started painting the last supper in 1495. He did not finish this painting until 1498. It took this long because he did not continue working on it constantly working on it.
http://www.italianrenaissance.org/a-closer-look-leonardo-da-vincis-last-supper/ -
1500
Visiting of Relics
Relics were another way for the church to make money. People who come and pay money to pay their respects to these holy artifacts that the Catholic church has preserved. The money would all go towards the church and whatever the pope had in mind to spend it on.
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Mar 13, 1500
Lorenzo de Pavia
On this day Lorenzo de Pavia wrote to Isabella D'este and had told her that Leonardo had just shown him the drawing that had won her opinion on and in this letter he stated at how beautiful she had been. Isabella D'este had been a patron for Leonardo. For him to win her over he went up against Giovanni Bellini at drawing a portrait of her. Her choice had begun to fall to Leonardo.
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1503
The Mona Lisa
In the year 1503 Leonardo da Vinci had started on his painting of Mona Lisa. This particular painting had taken Leonardo 4 years to complete. This painting was painted on wood with oil paints and he had painted something extremely small and hidden in the portraits right eye, his initials.
https://www.leonardodavinci.net/the-mona-lisa.jsp
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1504
Raphael and the Marriage of the Virgin:
This painting was inspired by one of the panels Puregino, one of Raphael's teacher, painted. It is different than his though because it has more of a circular composition and Puregino's has a horizontal depiction. This painting shows how Raphael mixed his teachers' and his own style into his work.
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1512
Michelangelo and The Creation of Adam:
The creation of Adam is a fresco painted by Michelangelo located at the Sistine Chapel. This painting differs from it's time because there are two main people painted. He painted it sixty-five feet above the floor and it took him four years to create this fresco.
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1513
Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X became the pope during the year of 1513. He was the main creator of the selling of indulgences. Pope Leo X was originally known as Giovanni de'Medici.
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Mar 15, 1517
Selling indulgences
On this day in 1517, Pope Leo X Had decided that anyone who made donations to the church would receive an indulgence. An indulgence was simply a piece of paper but had claimed to be a promise to heaven and the skipping of purgatory. Many people purchased the indulgences thinking that they were wonderful things.
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nails the 95 theses to the doors
He had created and nailed hid 95 theses to the door of the church. The 95 theses were essentially 95 different problems or wrongdoings of the church. These 95 theses had created a big problem for the Catholic Church. Many people had made several copies of it and spread them throughout many towns or villages.
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1521
Martin is told to recant his theses
Martin Luther was asked to recant 41 of his theses. He had chosen not to so in January 1521 he was excommunicated from the church. Being excommunicated from the church means that you are no longer allowed to teach or to perform any sort of church masses.
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1530
Hair
As a women you were expected to always look your best. During the renaissance it was very popular to have blonde hair and fair skin. Most women who were not natural blondes would go out and buy a blonde wig.
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1543
The heliocentric solar system
The heliocentric solar system was the idea that all the planets had not orbited around the earth rather they orbited around the sun. The originator of this new and crazy, at the time, the idea was Nicholas Copernicus. During this time, everyone had believed that the Earth was the center and that every other planet had orbited around the Earth. Although he made this discovery in 1543 it was not introduced to the public until a later date.
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Feb 18, 1546
Martin Luther Dies:
Martin Luther was a very big part of the Protestant Reformation. He had created 95 theses and nailed them to the door of the Church. The 95 thesis was essentially 95 problems or things that should not be happening in the church.
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the Flushing Toilet
The flushing toilet was revolutionary. It took away a big part of the waste that had begun to build up in the streets. It was invented by Sir John Harrignton. It was made for the queen.
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Publishing of "Romeo and Juliet"
In the year 1597, William Shakespeare published Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is based in Verona Italy. This story was about two star-crossed lovers who were forbidden to be with each other. In showing there love they came up with a plan, but unfortunately, the plan went bad and they both ended up dying because they had a mix up with getting to know information.
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The Scientific Method
In the year 1597, William Shakespeare published Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is based in Verona Italy. This story was about two star-crossed lovers who were forbidden to be with each other. In showing there love they came up with a plan, but unfortunately, the plan went bad and they both ended up dying because they had a mix up with getting to know information.
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The moving of the tides
Galileo had many scientific discoveries during the time of the Renaissance. One of which was the discovery that tides changed in accordance with the Earth's orbit and tilt. His idea was later taken upon and was changed.
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The girl with the pearl earing
The girl with the pearl earring was finished/published in the year of 1665. It was painted by Johannes Vermeer. It is unclear to who is the portrait in the unique painting, many say it could be Vermeer's daughter or the families maid.
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the Match
Matches have been claimed by several different people, but the one who is credited for it is John Walker. His match was the first friction match that was successful and not dangerous. But the credit should be given to Robert Boyle. He was the original creator of the idea.
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The parachute
Parachutes have saved many people's lives and have also given them entertainment. The first original parachute was designed by the chinese but Lenormand was the first to make a model of the parachute he had designed.
https://www.smore.com/781mu
