The Renaissance

By hsurrett
  • 1202

    Transmission of Greek Text during the 4th Crusade

    Transmission of Greek Text during the 4th Crusade
    Opens the door to learning and discovery
  • 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici

    Birth of Lorenzo de’ Medici
    the most powerful the enthusiastic patron of Italian culture
  • 1455

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible

    Gutenberg prints the first Bible
    Widely praised for its high aesthetic and artistic qualities, the book has an iconic status
  • 1516

    Thomas More writes Utopia

    Thomas More writes Utopia
    His book, Utopia, is about the political system of an imaginary, ideal island nation.
  • 1517

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church

    Martin Luther posts 95 Theses on the door of Castle Church
    In his theses, Luther condemned the excesses and corruption of the Roman Catholic Church
  • 1517

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    The painting is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo.
  • 1534

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry VIII begins Protestant Anglican church
    Under King Henry VIII, the Church of England broke with Rome, because Pope Clement VII refused to grant Henry an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
  • 1543

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    Nicolas Copernicus publishes On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
    Nicolaus Copernicus argued that the Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets.
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    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
    Because his device did not have a numerical temperature scale, it is not technically considered a thermometer. This early thermometer is more precisely called a thermoscope.