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1300
The Beginning of The Renaissance
The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy after decades of the end of the Black Plague. It's also known to be the "Birthplace of the Roman Empire", this was a place with rich cultural history and where wealthy people could support budding artists. -
1305
Completion of Scrovegni Chapel
Giotto finally completes his work on the Scrovegni Chapel which is located in Padua. The meaning behind his art was to capture the lives of Mary and Jesus. It took 625 works days to finish painting the chapel. -
1347
The Black Death
The Black Death was a plague, infectious fever caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis.It ened through Implementation of quarantines. It was estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of the European population and 1/3 of the Middle East. -
Period: 1400 to 1500
Early Renaissance Era
The Early Renaissance was known for artists reveal different styles that may have been lost with time. Many works showed the human body, spirit, and mind. -
1438
Madonna in The Church
Another name for Madonna is Mary, she is a Galilean Jewish women from Nazareth is the mother of Jesus. This piece of art is currently located in Germany. -
1440
The Invention of The Printing Press
Johannes Gutenberg, a German goldsmith invented the printing press and is called to be one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind. This invention lead to easier distribution of newspapers. It was easy for people to share lots of information quickly. -
1486
Botticelli Painted the Birth of Venus
The artist named Botticelli painted the Birth of Venus which shows the goddess of love and beauty arriving on land, on the island of Cyprus, born of the sea spray and blown there by the winds, Zephyr and, perhaps, Aura. This piece of art is currently located in the Uffizi Gallery -
1492
Columbus Discovers the America
Columbus completed four round-trip voyages between Spain and the Americas, each voyage being sponsored by the Crown of Castile -
Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII's Reign
Former King Henry was known for his finding of the Tudor dynasty, unifying the warring factions in the Wars of the Roses. -
1512
Michelangelo Paints the Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo was an extremely skilled sculptor but initially lacked familiarity with the complex fresco technique its extensive collection of Renaissance art that has been painted -
1517
Protestant Reformation Begins
This started with Martin Luther, a german monk and university professor, he posted his 95 theses on the doors of the castle church arguing that the church must be reformed. -
1519
The Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was created by Leonardo da Vinci and gained it's fame from being a very realistic painting. This piece of art is currently displayed at The Louvre Museum. -
1520
The Transfiguration
This painting created by: Raphael, illustrated in the Last Judgement and the final defeat of the devil. It was an altarpiece for the Narbonne Cathedral in France. -
1521
Diet of Worms
"I am completely willing to retract all errors, and I will be the first to throw all my books in the fire"
This was said by Martin Luther. It was a meeting of the "Diet" as known as the assembly of the Holy Roman Empire held ar Worms, Germany. -
1535
The Execution of Thomas More
More was in violation of Henry's Treason Act by depriving the king of his royal dignity. After the execution of Thomas More they took his head and scaffold and parboiled it stuck on a pole and displayed on the London Bridge. -
1536
The Institutes of the Christian Religion
The Institutes of the Christian Religion was written by Johannes Calvin in Native French. This piece of literature argues for the majesty of God and for justification by faith alone. -
1543
Copernicus Theory
The Copernicus Theory was created by Nicolaus and is an astronomical model developed. This model was positioned at the Sun at the center of the Universe and with Earth, other planets orbiting it in uniform speeds -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was to condemn the principles and doctrines of Protestantism and clarify the doctrines of the Catholic Church -
1552
Translation of The Bible
The Bible was first translated into various Western European national languages, the German Bible was the first language the students of translation used. Some know it by its other name, "The Luther Bible". -
1570
The Excommunication of Elizabeth
Pope Pius V issued the bull in which finally declared that Queen Elizabeth of England was excommunicated form the Roman Catholic Church and deprived her of the her sovereignty in England and of Ireland -
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
Kepler's Law of Planetary Motion explains how planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun as a focus, a planet covers the same area of space in the same amount of time no matter where it is in its orbit, and a planet's orbital period is proportional to the size of its orbit (its semi-major axis) -
The Creation of The Telescope
Galileo created the telescope to help others be able to see in the sky and to even see far enough to discover new things like stars and or planets. -
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia ended the the 30 and 80 years wars and created a framework for modern relations. It gave Sweden control of the Baltic.