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The Renaissance

  • Transmission of Greek Text during 4th Crusade
    1202

    Transmission of Greek Text during 4th Crusade

    Opens the door to learning and discovery
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy.
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    the invention of the movable-type printing press meant that Bibles and books could finally be produced in large quantities in a short period of time
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    The statue represents the Biblical hero David
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    over time its meaning has shifted and it has become an icon of the Renaissance—perhaps the most recognized painting in the world.
  • Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation.
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    This resulted in a schism with the Papacy. As a result of this schism, many non-Anglicans consider that the Church of England only existed from the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
  • Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1543

    Nicolaus Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    To show his theory of where the planets were located in space
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    1551

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    This book paved way for the Utopian literature.
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist.
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    it is not technically considered a thermometer. This early thermometer is more precisely called a thermoscope.