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  • The Meaning of the word Renaissance
    1 BCE

    The Meaning of the word Renaissance

    It is French for "rebirth"
  • Humanism
    Dec 12, 1300

    Humanism

    Humanism is a philosophy of life that is believed without supernatural that lets us live lives of personal happiness that end to the greater good of humanity.
  • Francesco Petrarch is rewarded with Poet Laureate
    Apr 6, 1341

    Francesco Petrarch is rewarded with Poet Laureate

    Many people know this date as the beginning of the Renaissance.
  • The Black Death
    Oct 1, 1347

    The Black Death

    The Black Death came to Europe by boat in October, 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships stopped at the Sicilian Port of Messina after a very long quest through the Black Sea. Then the people who stopped to greet them found most of the ship mates dead or extremely ill. They tried to ban the ships but it was too late, because over the next five years The Black Death would kill 20 million people.
  • The Printing Press
    Dec 12, 1440

    The Printing Press

    Johannes Gutenberg creates the printing press! This was an amazing invention for books and anything pretty much written. Now they could be made twice as fast and it could be read easier than other peoples handwriting.
  • Da Vinci is born
    Apr 15, 1452

    Da Vinci is born

    (not his at birth picture)
  • Erasmus
    Dec 12, 1466

    Erasmus

    Formally known as Desiderius Erasmus Rotterdam. He was a classical scholar that wrote in mostly Latin style. He did not agree with the Reformation but he did not full out rebel like Luther.
  • Lorenzo de Medici
    Dec 12, 1469

    Lorenzo de Medici

    Lorenzo de Medici was king of Florence from 1469 to 1478 with his brother Giuliano After the latter's assassination the people stood loyal to him as he ripped out the limbs of the assassin. Lorenzo was known as "the needle on the italian scales. He protected Botticelli and Da Vinci.
  • Rafael
    Apr 6, 1483

    Rafael

    His real name being Raffaello Sanzio he was a master painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Rafael is best known for his Madonnas and for his large figure composition in the Vatican. Finally his work is known for its clarity.
  • Botticelli paints The Birth of Venus
    Dec 12, 1486

    Botticelli paints The Birth of Venus

    The painting was supposedly based off of a poem. It is one of the early paintings on canvas. It is 6 feet by 9 feet.
  • Henry VIII becomes King of England
    Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII becomes King of England

    Henry VIII was married 6 times. He played a big role in the English Reformation by making his people protest.
  • Da Vinci Paints The Last Supper
    Dec 12, 1495

    Da Vinci Paints The Last Supper

    First off this painting is huge, the size of it is 15 feet by 29 feet. Also some renovations have taken off a piece of it in 1652 when they needed to make a door. Finally, yes this is one of the most known paintings in the world it is hard to get to and see in real life, because it is in the Convent in Milan, Italy and it would be very hard to move and there is years of waiting to see it in real life.
  • Whats the Center of the Galaxy?
    Dec 12, 1500

    Whats the Center of the Galaxy?

    For 2000 years Europeans believed that earth was the center of the galaxy and all the other planets orbited around us. But then Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the theory that the sun was the center of the galaxy but very few people believed him.
  • Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa
    Dec 12, 1503

    Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa

    The Mona Lisa was Leonardo Da Vinci's favorite piece, he carried it everywhere he went. Also if you were go to look at it now there are no eyebrows, but they just wore off over time. Finally the Mona Lisa is perfect symmetry. It forms the ancient symbol of the Chalice which is a indirect hint of the mysterious Holy Grail.
  • Michelangelo begins painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
    Dec 12, 1508

    Michelangelo begins painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    Some say it might of been a recreation of an ancient temple. Its also stilled used for masses. He even said when he was hired he wasn't even that good of a painter. Many people say before he painted the ceiling it was a pretty boring color
  • Botticelli Dies
    May 17, 1510

    Botticelli Dies

    (One of the best painters ever)
  • Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg

    Luther was a monk and a scholar, but once the Catholic Church started selling indulgences he rebelled and started attacking the church.
  • The Reformation
    Dec 12, 1517

    The Reformation

    The Reformation became right after the Plague. Northern Europe started to disagree with Catholic Church because it was so corrupt. Some people even created Lutheran churches. Then the Church of England splits. Finally the reformation ended into war.
  • Leornardo Da Vinci Dies
    Dec 12, 1519

    Leornardo Da Vinci Dies

    A forever Legend
  • "The Improved Telescope"
    Dec 12, 1564

    "The Improved Telescope"

    Galileo was the one who improved the telescope to see planets