Timeline

Scientific Discoveries

1284

The Scientific method is something that we use to this day. This has helped scientist for years. it is only recently being changed up. New Ideas & Inventions notes

Nobility/Daily life 1300-1600

1300

The people in the nobility class would work in politics, as the king's advisors. They had to be fearless and a good warrior. Their goal was to impress there prince. Life During the Renaissance notes

Literary works

1304

Petrarch is considered the father of humanism. he idealized love in his writings. He was called a classical scholar. He was very important to peoples writing styles and painting styles. https://www.biography.com/people/petrarch-9438891

Peasants/Daily life 1300-1600

1320

Peasants were at the bottom of the social class. Some worked the same as the townspeople, as well as farming and keeping care of livestock. They were 85 to 90% of the total population. Life During the Renaissance notes

Townspeople/Daily life 1300-1600

1350

The middle class was known as townspeople. they would spend their days working, they would work in trade, industry, or banking.
they made up to 7 to 13% of the population. Life During the Renaissance notes

Firearms/Inventions

1364

Firearms did lots of good things in battle. it made killing the enemy easier and quicker. later the firearms would get better and more advanced.

Sculpture/Renaissance art

1386

Another form of art that was done is sculpting. Donatello studied other sculptures made by the Greeks and Romans. He also created a realistic sculpture of Saint George. Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes

Patrons of the art

1397

The Medici family was an extremely rich family that had too much money. they created the first bank just to hold all of there money. they would also pay for people to paint them. Notes

Frescos/Renaissance art

1400

Frescos were the creator of the first masterpiece in the early Renaissance. He did this with water paint on plastered walls. This made the image look more real. Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes

Patrons of the art

1434

Patrons are people who had enough money to pay for art. they would also have people paint them so that they could be remembered. https://study.com/academy/lesson/patrons-of-renaissance-art-roles-influence-famous-works.html

Printing Press/Inventions

1440

The printing press was very important. It made knowledge easier to obtain. this sped up the writing prosses. New Ideas & Inventions notes

Literary works

1469

Machiavelli was a famous Italian writer. He is known for his short political treatise. After he had died there was a book that he had written about the art of war, this was about military and science. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli

Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

1483

Martin Luther became a monk, he became a monk because God saved him from a storm. he lived in the city of Wittenberg but was born in Germany in 1483. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation notes

Humanism/Renaissance Art

1490

Humanism had inspired people to study and draw what had not been focused on. They were called the humanities, these subjects included grammar, poetry, philosophy, and history. Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes

Leonardo/Renaissance art

1500

Leonardo is one of the best artist ever. He is known for his life like paintings. To get a better understanding of the human body that he was painting he would dissect people. he was very advanced for his time. Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes

Oil paints/Inventions

1511

Oil Paints were used to add color to a painting that was bland. easier to mix the paints, and made it easier to depict humanism in the paintings. New Ideas & Inventions notes

Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

1517

The protestant reformation is meaning that he is expressing a strong objection, and is doing so to improve errors. The protestant reformation was started by Martin Luther. He wrote the 95 theses. this would give him lots of followers but it brought attention to the pope and his people. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation notes

Catholic church pre-reformation

1517

Before the Reformation, only the pope could interpret the bible. because of this, he could make up rules that were never said in the bible. Reformation summary notes

Raphael/Renaissance

1520

Raphael was known for his madonnas of the Virgin Mary. He had achieved the idea of beauty, no one else could do it as he did. he drew frescoes in the popes home. Artistic Movements of the Renaissance notes

Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

1521

Martian Luther criticized the teachings of the church. he disagreed with many of the things that the people had to do. he did not believe that people should have to pay for indolences. he wanted the pope to have less power than he did. Martian also wanted the Bible in a language that everyone could read. Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation notes

Catholic church pre-reformation

1534

The bible was only written in Latin. this meant that the common folk could not read it, or even translate it. thanks to Martian Luther the bible was in a language the people could read. Reformation summary notes

Scientific Discoveries

1543

Heliocentric Solar System was the idea that the sun was in the middle and other planets reloved around it. before people thought that the Earth was in the center. New Ideas & Inventions notes

Literary works

1564

William Shakespeare was one of the biggest writes of his time. During his time as a writer, he wrote 37 plays and wrote 4 pomes. His most famous writings are called sonnets. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/first-edition-of-shakespeares-sonnets-1609?_ga=2.228889884.1492282513.1552497478-834849400.1552497478

Catholic church pre-reformation

1620

You could buy indulgences for other people so that they can get out of purgatory faster. once the pope wanted more money he would sell indulgences for yourself, this meant nothing people were paying for nothing. Reformation summary notes

Scientific Discoveries

1632

Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek is the "father of microbiology". He loved the microscope so he would play around with it. he observed bacteria. https://medium.com/countdown-education/top-13-important-thinkers-in-the-scientific-revolution-dfe1a3010e61