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1287
Eyeglasses (Inventions:1)
It is unknown to who was the first to invent eyeglasses.In 1287 glasses started to make an appearance in paintings.In the 1300's the Venetian glass makers created a law stating that it is illegal to use glass lenses in glasses.Due to this glasses then began to be made out of an expensive rock crystal which is why glasses were only seen on the rich,well educated,people,you would also see glasses on some people from the Italian clergy. citation-https://www.smore.com/4h7ex-eyeglasses -
1300
Education (Daily Life/Culture Of The Renaissance:1)
In the early Renaissance education wasn't provided for everyone,it was only for middle-upper class boys the only exception for poor boys was if you were extremely talented.They would mainly focus on reading,writing,and math within these topics religion was a big discussion. citation-Life During the Renaissance Notes -
1300
Fashion (Daily Life/Culture Of The Renaissance:2)
Fashion played a very important role in the renaissance because it showed your wealth along with your power.Wealthy people would have many pieces of clothing in very many different materials and colors,while peasants would only have one to two outfits. citation- Life During the Renaissance Notes -
1300
Music (Daily Life/Culture Of The Renaissance:3)
In the renaissance singing in choirs became very popular.Polyphony was a new style of music which means melodies from different vocalists were sang at the same time.Madrigals were smaller choirs with usually three to six people usually sang about poetry as well as other romantic songs. citation-Life During the Renaissance Notes -
1301
Taxing (The Catholic Church Pre-Reformation:1)
In 1301 the king was trying to tax the French clergy.Due to this the pope told the king he would be kicked out of the church if he were to keep up these actions.The king was arrested to begin with but then was later let go soon afterwards. citation-Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation -
1301
Papel Schism (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation:1)
The king tried to tax the french clergy in 1301.The pope was arrested for threatening to excommunicate the king but was later released,because of this they got a new pope.The new pope clement v,moved the church headquarters to Avignon from Rome. This led to many people thinking that the French Kings were the ones controlling the church. citation-Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation Notes -
1308
Divine Comedy (Literary Works:3)
The Divine Comedy was written by Dante Alighieri.This is a poem about the souls journey to salvation.On this journey he imagines himself going through hell,purgatory,as well as heaven.In Italian literature the year before Dante passed away which is in 1321 it was known to be one of the greatest works of world literature. citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes
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1392
Canterbury Tales (Literary works:1)
In 1392 pilgrims had published twenty nine stories.These stories were all related the long journey that they had previously been on.Their journey was to travel to the tomb of St.Thomas Beckett who had been murdered after an argument that he had with King Henry II. citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1405
City of Ladies (Literary Works:2)
This book was written to explain the thought that if women were to be given the same opportunities as men do,women would just as successful.During the renaissance women were not allowed to attend schools.They were required to stay home and learn how to take care of the home and children as well as how to provide to their husband. citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1434
Jan Van Eyck (Renaissance Art/Artists:1)
Jan Van Eyck was one of the first to use oil paintings.He was also one of the firsts to perfect this painting skill. Arnolfini Portrait was one of Jan Van Eyck's famous oil painting which he created in 1434.When painting he wouldn't pay too much attention to detail into his paintings but more on his subject(s). citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1434
Cosimo Medici (Patrons Of The Arts:1)
1434 was when Cosimo Medici's success began to rise.The Medici family was a very important Patron family. Cosimo was a very helpful way for him and his family to be patrons of the art. citation-https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/medici-family -
1498
Leonardo da vinci (Renaissance Art/Artists:4)
Leonardo is known to be the master of realistic paintings.For a better understanding of the human body Leonardo would dissect human bodies.Leonardo was one who advanced beyond realism and achieved the ideal form.he was one of the few that was considered to have set a new standard of beauty.One of the many famous painting that Leonardo is famous for is called the last supper.Leonardo created this painting in 1498. citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1500
Lorenzo Medici (Patrons Of The Arts:2)
Lorenzo was the grandson of Cosimo Medici and he was able to maintain the power that his family had.He was also a banker which helped him be a Patron of the Arts and because of how wealthy he was during this time he was able to make Florence a very beautiful city. citation-https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/medici-family -
1500
Relics (The Catholic Church:3)
Most of the people during the Renaissance thought that the relics were “fake” in the 1500s but the people had to realize that they saw religion a different way than most others did. Most people had bought these relics because they thought it would make them spend less time in purgatory after they die. Most people also both these because it showed that they value God more. citation-http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/chap5102.html -
1507
Albrecht Durer (Renaissance Art/Artists:2)
Albrecht Durer studied many Italian artists along with Italian artwork.through these studies albrecht learned how to use prospective in his paintings.He also studied the human body with intentions of better understanding how it worked.One of albrechts famous paintings is called Adam and Eve which was created in 1507. citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1508
Heliocentric Solar System (Scientific Discoveries:1)
In 1508 Nicolaus Copernious discovered the Heliocentric Solar System but didn't share his discoveries until 1514.He shared his discoveries with his book that he published which was called De Revolutionibus. The Heliocentric Solar System is a model of the Solar System. citation-https://www.smore.com/qxmw3 -
1509
Raphael (Renaissance Art/Artists:5)
Raphael was known for his Madonnas. Madonnas are depictions of the virgin Mary. Raphael achieved what no one else could imitate,that being beauty.Raphael is most famous for his frescoes one being the school of Athens which he started in 1509 and finished in 1511 you can find this fresco in the Vatican Palace (the popes residence). citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1512
Michel Angelo (Renaissance Art/Artists:3)
Michelangelo was known for painting,sculpting,and architecture.He is also known for his frescoes in the Sistine chapel in Vatican city (Rome).Michel Angelo started working on the Sistine chapel in 1508 and didn't finish until 1512.His most fresco is called the creation.The frescoes made him so famous because of the proportions that many considered perfect. citation-Artistic Movements of the Renaissance Notes -
1520
Corruption (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation:3)
This is when the church started to raise money through simony which is when the church would sell certain actions through the church.For example indulgences were commonly sold through churches.Some of the advantages of buying indulgences was that you would not go to hell,you would not have to go to purgatory and if you did then you would get through it faster. citation-Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation Notes -
1521
Excommunication (Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation:2)
Luther had created the 95 theses and nailed them to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church.These 95 theses got Luther into a lot of trouble and Pope Leo X demanded that Luther recant 41 of his ninety-five theses.Also in 1521 Luther was brought before the diet of worms from the church.Luther was also excommunicated from the church in 1521. citation-Martin Luther & the Protestant Reformation Notes -
1546
The Translation Of The Bible (Catholic Reformation:2)
Martin Luther had translated the Bible into German in 1546 during the Renaissance so more people can understand what the bible is saying. Most of the people couldn’t read the bible and Martin wanted to change that so they know what the bible says. He started the bible in 1522 and ended in 1543. -
Microscope (Scientific Discoveries:3)
The first microscope was created by the Jansen around 1595.As you can imagine the first microscopes weren't very powerful.On these microscopes the max magnification was 9x,the image was very blurry and very hard to depict what the image was exactly. Microscopes were used for viewing small objects for example a cell. citation- https://www.smore.com/Aztec -
Barometer (Scientific Discoveries:2)
The Barometer was used to predict weather as well as measure the atmospheric pressure.The Barometer was created by Torricelli during an experiment using a vacuum in a tube of mercury.He then noticed that the atmosphere has pressure and can then be used to predict upcoming weather. citation-https://www.canva.com/design/DADOsHqVvoI/aSG2akMcBjekLnbpii2f6Q/view?utm_content=DADOsHqVvoI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton -
Mechanical Clock (Inventions:2)
in 1657 clocks started to become more accurate once Christaan Huygens introduced the pendulum. The pendulum was more accurate but many people still used the sundial to set the clock.The mechanical clock has two main parts to it which are the mainspring and the pendulum. When the mainspring is tightened with a key the clock hands would move due to the turning gears.The pendulum keeps time and ensures that the gears move at a correct pace. citation-https://www.smore.com/0y2fv -
Matches (Inventions:3)
there has been several people that have claimed to have invented the matches.In the end John Walker was the one to receive credit.His match was the first friction match to be successful as well as safe.Although this credit was then given to Robert Boyle because he was the one who came up with the idea originally. citation-https://www.smore.com/kgz7u
