the renaissance

By iyahna
  • Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    1445

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    first major book printed using mass-produced movable metal type in Europe.
  • Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    Jan 1, 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    patron of the arts
  • Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    1473

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    sun at the center of the universe
  • Michelangelo sculpts the David
    1501

    Michelangelo sculpts the David

    The story of David and Goliath is a biblical one, found in Book 1 Samuel.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    man hands
  • Thomas More writes Utopia
    1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    first person to write of a 'utopia
  • 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 approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation.
  • King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    supreme head of the Church of England
  • William Shakespeare is born
    1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    an English poet
  • Galileo invents a thermometer

    Galileo invents a thermometer

    first liquid thermometer