the renaissance

  • 1202

    transmission of greek during the 4th crusade

    opens the door to learning and discovery
  • 1449

    Birth of Lorenzo de medici

    most powerful and enthusiastic patron of renissance time
  • 1455

    gutenberg prints the 1st bible

    he printed it in mainz, germany
  • 1501

    Michael Angelo sculptes David

    the sculpture took 2 years to complete
  • 1503

    leonardo paints the mona lisa

    francesco del giocondo orginally hired leonardo to do a portrait for his wfe.
  • 1516

    Thomas More writes utopia

    The book criticises Europes political corruption and religious hypocrisy.
  • 1517

    martin luther posts 95 theses on the door or castle churc

    the 95 theses are questions and propositions for debate.
  • 1543

    On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

    the book argued that Earth moved across the heavens as one of the planets
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare is born

    he died on his birthday in 1616
  • King Henry viii begins Protestant Anglican church

    King Henry started the process after his fallout with the Pope
  • Galileo creates a thermometer

    The 1st thermometer was creates with a glass container filled with liquid