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Creation of the Catholic Church (Daily Life/Culture)
The Church was important to everyone during the Renaissance. Most of the paintings that were made during this time period were pictures of what happened in the bible. Almost everyone in every town attended Church.
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1300
New Types of Work are Made (Daily Life/Culture)
Nearly everyone had a job of some sort during the Renaissance. If they didn't, they were a beggar. The lower class people worked for the class above them.
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1300
New Types of Art (Daily Life/Culture)
The Renaissance was mainly focused around art and was when different types of art were developed. Most of the art pieces from this time period were biblical scenes and people. The main types of art were paintings, sculptures, and morals.
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1350
Discoveries about Glasses Lenses (Scientific Discoveries)
Scientists discovered that if you put two pieces of glasses behind one another than you can magnify your vision. They did this with eyeglasses and they could see things better. This was a very helpful discovery even today.
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1440
Invention of the Printing Press (Renaissance Invention)
The printing press was invented in 1440. It was a way for people to copy something and print it multiple times. This was the alternative to writing everything by hand.
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1487
The Church Practices Simony (Catholic Church)
Simony was one of the main problems with the Catholic Church. Simony means that the Church sells positions for money. This was one of the main reasons the Roman Catholic Church fell apart.
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1498
The Last Supper is Painted(Renaissance Painting)
The Last Supper is a mural that was created by Leonardo da Vinci from 1495-1498. It is located in Milan, Italy. The mural shows Jesus and his 12 disciples eating.
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1503
Leonardo da Vinci (Renaissance Artist)
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Anchiano, Italy. He was a painter and sculptor during the Renaissance. His most famous piece was the Mona Lisa which was painted in 1503. The Mona Lisa is located in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
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1504
The Engagement of the Virgin Mary is Painted (Renaissance Painting)
This was an oil painting made by Raphael. It was painted in 1504. This painting shows the wedding between Mary and Joseph. The Engagement of the Virgin Mary is now in Milan, Italy.
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1506
Understanding the Scientific Method (Renaissance Invention)
Scientists made the scientific method to see if something could be proven. The rules of it are that you have to have controlled experiments and data. The method was improved later by Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton.
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1507
Advancements in the Anatomy of the Body (Renaissance Discoveries)
Scientists and artists worked together to understand the human body more. They worked together so they could make more accurate drawings and figured out how stuff worked. Some of the paintings from this era of the human body are the most famous ones. The majority of the advancements were in 1507 when a group of 10 scientists put all their work together.
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1511
Raphael (Renaissance Artist)
Raphael was an Italian painter and architect that was born in 1483. His most famous painting is a fresco that is located in the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. It's called The School of Athens and it shows the smartest and most influential people in one place. It was painted from 1509-1511.
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1517
Johann Tetzel Sells Indulgences (Catholic Church)
Indulgences were little pieces of paper that the Church sold. They were pretty much a free pass into heaven. If you had one, then you got to skip purgatory. Johann Tetzel sold indulgences in 1517.
source: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation powerpoint -
1517
Martin Luther Writes His 95 Theses (Protestant Reformation)
Martin Luther's 95 Theses was the first complaint with the Catholic Church. He nailed a piece of paper to the Church doors of Wittenburg that had 95 reasons the Church was wrong. This inspired people to realize the Church was wrong and they rebelled against it.
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1520
Corruption Begins in the Church (Catholic Church)
The Church was corrupted, but the regular townspeople didn't know that. They would sell positions in the Church for money. They also sold pieces of paper, indulgences, that said you could get into heaven as soon as you died.
Source: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation powerpoint -
1521
Luther is Asked to Recant (Protestant Reformation)
The Church didn't like Luther's 95 theses, obviously, so they had him tried and made him recant. However, he didn't and people hid him so he could still write. German kings were also called tried and were told to not use Luther's teachings but they did anyway.
source: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation powerpoint -
1525
Lutheranism is Created (Protestant Reformation)
After Martin Luther and the German kings refused to give up his work, the Catholic Church gave up. Luther and his followers made a new religion called Lutheranism. It focused mainly on the changes Martin Luther thought needed to be made.
source: Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation powerpoint -
1541
The Last Judgement is finished (Renaissance Painting)
The Last Judgement was painted from 1535-1541 in Vatican City. It is a fresco painting in the Sistine Chapel. It was painted by Michelangelo. The fresco shows the Second Coming of God and him judging everyone.
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1581
Clock and Pendulum are Invented (Renaissance Invention)
The clock was made to tell what time of the day it was. The first clocks weren't very good, though. However, Galileo made a pendulum in 1581 which worked better than the clocks.
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Romeo and Juliet is Published(Literary Works)
Romeo and Juliet is arguably the most famous play of all time. It was written by Shakespeare and published in 1597. It is a love story between Romeo and Juliet.
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Hamlet is Published(Literary Works)
Hamlet is another play written by Shakespeare. It was written somewhere between 1599 and 1602. It's a story about Hamlet wanting to get revenge on his uncle for killing his father.
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Discoveries about Outer Space (Renaissance Discoveries)
There were a lot of discoveries with space during the Renaissance. We discovered that there were millions of stars and other planets. The telescopes were also being improved. Galileo invented the telescope, then Hans Lippershey made improvements in 1603.
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Macbeth is Published(Literary Works)
Macbeth is another play that was written by Shakespeare. It was written in 1606 then published in 1623. It's a story about kings and ghosts that tell the future.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth
