Renaissance/Reformation/Scientific Revolution

  • Heliocentric Theory
    3 BCE

    Heliocentric Theory

    It was first introduced by a Greek astronomer. It was a model of the solar system. Where the sun is actually in the middle and the earth revolves around it.
  • Scientific Method
    16

    Scientific Method

    It is a system used in science. It was created to help prove results in science. It is used mainly when new knowledge is acquired and needs to be proven.
  • Humanism
    1359

    Humanism

    Is an idea that emphasizes the idea of human worth. Also shows individuality and proves people are different. It shows the human freedom and progression.
  • Johan Gutenberg
    1398

    Johan Gutenberg

    He was a blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher. He created the printing press in 1439. It help create more copies of the bible and the ability to translated bibles faster.
  • Perspective
    1405

    Perspective

    Perspective is a style of art. It takes a 2-D image and makes it look 3-D. By changing the size, height, width of different objects. Artist started this back in the renaissance.
  • Printing Revolution
    1440

    Printing Revolution

    Started with Johannes Gutenberg in the Holy Roman Empire. It spread religion to other countries. The machine made thousands of books and spread religion and knowledge.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Apr 15, 1452

    Leonardo da Vinci

    He was the ideal Renaissance man. He was not just a artist like most thought. He was also a engineer and physiologist. One of his famous piece of artworks is the Mona Lisa.
  • Erasmus
    1466

    Erasmus

    Erasmus was a major religious scholar of the age. He wrote a new Greek edition of the Bible. He also called for translation of the Bible into vernacular.
  • Pope Paul III
    Feb 29, 1468

    Pope Paul III

    He was pope during the Protestant Reformation. He was first to take action dealing with the reformation. He was also a significant patron in the arts.
  • Machiavelli
    May 3, 1469

    Machiavelli

    He was a politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, and writer. He was senior official in Florentine Republic. He is mostly known for writing the Prince.
  • Albercht Durer
    May 21, 1471

    Albercht Durer

    He applied renaissance painting techniques to engraving. His engravings and the paintings were very religious. They were also very realistic.
  • Copernicus
    Feb 19, 1473

    Copernicus

    He was a renaissance mathematician and astronomer. He formulated a model of the universe that put the sun in the middle instead of earth. He also created the Gresham's Law.
  • Michelangelo
    1475

    Michelangelo

    He was a true renaissance man, he had many different talents. He created a 18ft sculpture of David. He also created the Sistine Chapel Frescoes.
  • Thomas More
    Feb 7, 1478

    Thomas More

    Thomas was a english humanist. He came up with the idea of a perfect society. He called the perfect society a Utopia.
  • Raphael
    Apr 16, 1483

    Raphael

    Raphael was a famous painter who moved to Florence In 1504. He studied all the greats like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Masaccio. He took their work and added his own style to come up with some of the greatest pieces of art.
  • Martin Luther
    Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther

    Martin challenged the Catholic church. He believed all Christians had a equal chance to go to heaven. He also wrote all the things wrong with the church for the public to see. He broke away from the church and people followed him.
  • Henry VIII
    Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII

    Henry VIII was the king of England. He was known for having 6 wives and each one had their own story. He created his own religion for the sole purpose of divorcing his wives. He was well known for his once athletic body to becoming an obese unhealthy king.
  • John Calvin
    Jun 10, 1509

    John Calvin

    John Calvin made his own religion. He accepted a lot of Lutheran ideas but added some of his own. He preached god had already determined who was going to heaven. You where either a saint or sinner and everyone tried to act like a saint.
  • Queen Elizabeth I
    Sep 7, 1533

    Queen Elizabeth I

    She was the queen of England and Ireland. She was the last monarch of the House of Tudor. She died of blood poisoning.
  • Council of Trent
    1545

    Council of Trent

    It was an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. It was a embodiment of the Counter-Reformation. The consequences for the church were significant due to their practices.
  • Francis Bacon
    Jan 22, 1561

    Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, and author. His work tested the possibilities of scientific knowledge. Bacon is known as the father of the scientific method.
  • William Shakespeare
    1564

    William Shakespeare

    Shakespeare explored ideals such as the complexity of the individual. He wrote 37 plays. He also added 1700 word to the English language.
  • Galileo
    Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo

    He was an Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician. He discovered the 4 largest moons on Jupiter. He also discovered rings on Saturn
  • Sale of Indulgences
    1567

    Sale of Indulgences

    The catholic church was selling a ride to heaven for a price. It was a way to pay of your sins. So the catholic church new there were a lot of sinners so they decided to make money off of other mistakes.
  • Isaac Newton

    Isaac Newton

    He was an English mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was a big key in the scientific revolution. He also wrote many books on the mathematic principles.