Renaissance By Jason Arvin and Chris Stallings By JasonA123 Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1600 1300-1600 Jan 1, 1449 Birth of Lorenzo de Medici Nov 5, 1456 Gutenburg prints the first bible Apr 5, 1478 Spanish Inquisition is introduced May 2, 1492 Columbus discovers the new world Mar 5, 1498 Vasco de Gama sails to India Sep 6, 1501 Michelangelo scuplts "David" Feb 20, 1503 Leonardo da Vinci paints the "Mona Lisa" Feb 3, 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli writes "The Price" Aug 13, 1516 Rapheal paints the transfiguration Jan 3, 1517 Martin Luther posts 95 theses on the door of the castle church Aug 15, 1534 "Founding of the Society of Jesus" by Ignatius of Loyola Sep 24, 1536 John Calvin publishes "Institutes of the Christian Religion" Nov 21, 1543 Nicholas Copernicus publishes "On the Revolution of Celestial Spheres" Apr 25, 1551 Thomas more writes "Utopia" Jul 30, 1558 Elizabeth I begins rule in England May 15, 1562 King Philip II begins protestant anglican church Apr 23, 1564 William Shakespeare is born Jun 4, 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh tries to establish Roanoke Aug 15, 1588 King Philip II of Spain assembles the Spanish Armada Nov 30, 1593 Galileo invents a thermometer
