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1231
Inqusition
A court established by the Roman Catholic Church to try to root out hearsay and other offences against the church. Those accused where executed. -
1400
Humanism
Humanism is a revived interest in past great ancient civilization and the study of them. A renewed interest in the human body and how it works. Humanists believed in the importance of the human being instead of a supernatural being. -
1415
Perspective
Discovered by Brunelleschi while he was building a great cathedral. It was used when making blueprints and many artists started using it to make their art more realistic. -
1440
Printing Revolution
The movable type printing press invented by Johann Gutenberg is one of the most influential invention in the Renaissance. It made the production of books easier because they could be mass produced. The start of the reformation was greatly due to the number of bibles printed in a language readable by people. This showed great flaws in the ways of the Catholic Church. -
Jan 1, 1449
Lorenzo de Medici
The Medici family was very influential to the Renaissance because they paid artists to come to Florence and paint and sculpt. By doing this a large growth in the arts was created. He gave artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli their start. -
Apr 15, 1452
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous architect as well as an engineer, scientist and inventor. He is accountable for sketching the first tank, airplane, paddle boat and automobile. He painted the Mona Lisa -
Feb 3, 1468
Johan Guttenburg
He is extraordinarily important to the Renaissance because he brought the movable print type printing press to Europe. This enabled books like the Bible to be produced in large quantities and distributed all over Europe. It also allowed people to print bibles in their language instead of Latin so they could understand it. This lead to the weakening of the Catholic Church because they lost followers once they figured out the church was taking advantage. -
May 3, 1469
Niccolo Machiavelli
He was an Italian diplomat philosopher, historian, and writer. He is best known for writing The Princes Handbook. This book explained how a prince should act while in power. Famous quote a feared king is better than a loved one was created by him. -
Oct 27, 1469
Erasmus
Among one of the greatest scholars of the Northern Renaissance. Humanist. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. -
Apr 21, 1471
Albrecht durer
Durer was a large of part of the Northern Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg Germany he was a painter and print maker. He made wood engravings that used very realistic aspects. -
Dec 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
He was a Renaissance man that came up with a theory that the earth wasn't the center of the universe. He also paved the way to discrediting the church by gaining more followers that believed and proved even farther that his observations were correct. -
Mar 6, 1475
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was a sought after artist, architect and poet. He painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel sculpted the statue of David and the Pieta. He was born is Flourence and greatly influenced the renniassance. -
Apr 6, 1483
Raphael
Raphael is responsible for many frescoes including the one at The Vatican. He was also names chief architect by Pope Julius II. -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Luther published the 95 theses that showed the weaknesses in the church. He helped the Bible to be more widely understandable to people and helped convert it into the language that was actually spoken in that part of the country. -
Jul 2, 1489
thomas Cranmer
He was the first protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. He was also one of the leaders of the English Reformation. He was appointed by Henry VIII. -
Jun 28, 1491
King Henry VIII
King Henry is known for having 7 wives during his life. He also suffered from brain damage, obesity, oozing varicose ulcers and many others. Towards the end of his live Henry's brain damage caught up with him he has terrible mood swings, migraines and changes in his decisions. Come royal advisors reported he would change his mind from one hour to the next. These mood swings resulted to him executing 72,000 people. -
Jul 10, 1509
John Calvin
John Calvin a French protestant is known for his doctrine presenting his theocratic view of the state. -
1517
Sale of Indulgences
Monks sold indulgences for a sum of money to people. These indulgences supposable pardoned people of their sins. This triggered Martin Luther into writing the 95 Theses. -
1530
Scientific Method
An explanation of a natural world aspect achieved by experimentation and observation. They are supported by facts and not guesses like the scientists before the scientific theory came about. Galileo was a prime example and user of scientific Mthod. -
1543
Heliocentric Theory
Theory proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus that the sun was the center of our solar system not the earth itself. He was discredited by the church but gained many followers. -
1545
Council of Trent
A council held in Trento Italy. It was a council of the roman catholic church. It was created because of the Protestant Reformation. It was created to embody the counter reformation. -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Bacon served as chancellor of England. He resided when charged with corruption. He believed in the teachings of Aristotle and used scientific method, the beginning stages of modern scientific inquiry -
1564
William Shakepeare
William Shakespeare is one of the most famous poets of the Renaissance. He wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Julius Caesar and many more. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
He was an Italian physicist and astronomer. He improved the telescope. He is also responsible for finding the four massive moons of Jupiter. He is a supporter of Copernicus's theories. He also studied the surface of the moon with his improved version of the telescope. He found the lunar surface has mountains and craters. -
Isaac Newton
Newton is responsible for one of the most important discoveries to modern physics to this date. His laws of motion explained the basics of motion and how it acted. He discovered calculus which allowed difficult mathematical problems to be comprehended easier. He also invented the reflecting telescope
