Renaissance Time Line Events (1300-1600)

By Izayah Cissell
  • Birth Of Lorenzo de' Medici
    1449

    Birth Of Lorenzo de' Medici

    An Italian statesman, ruler of Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.
  • Gutenerg prints the first bible
    1455

    Gutenerg prints the first bible

    The first book ever printed that was complete.
  • Columbus discovers the new world
    1492

    Columbus discovers the new world

  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

  • Leonardo da vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da vinci paints the Mona Lisa

  • Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1508

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

  • Niccolo Machiavelli writes "The Prince"
    1513

    Niccolo Machiavelli writes "The Prince"

    The Prince was about how a ruler can gain, and maintain power.
  • Martin Luther Posts 95 theses on the door of Castle Church
    1517

    Martin Luther Posts 95 theses on the door of Castle Church

    Martin Luther wrote that indulgences are never mentioned in the bible, and he wrote the 95 theses because John Tetzel was selling indulgences to people and promised those who bought them entry into heaven.
  • Founding of the society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola
    1534

    Founding of the society of Jesus by Ignatius of Loyola

    The pope granted Ignatius a religious order, Jesuits.
  • John Calvin publishes "Institutes of the Christian Religion"
    1536

    John Calvin publishes "Institutes of the Christian Religion"

  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    Shakespeare examines human flaws while also experiencing the Renaissance's high view of human potential.
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer