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May 12, 1054
The Catholic Church
The Great Schism was the divide of the Christian church and Roman Catholicism. -
Jan 18, 1095
The Catholic Church
Buying indulgences was a good thing in the church. Sins could be forgiven with indulgences the Pope declared. -
Feb 12, 1400
Daily Life in the Renaissance
Poor people only ate soup, much and black bread. Meat had been available but was expensive to keep fresh. Rich people had meat and were able to buy salt to preserve it. -
Apr 20, 1400
Daily Life in the Renaissance
Choir's in churches became very popular. It was a new type of musical and 3-6 people would sing. -
Sep 23, 1440
Renaissance Art/Artists
Donatello sculpted the David statue. He sculpted it around the 1440's. -
May 20, 1450
Daily Life in the Renaissance
Beautiful women would have blonde hair and would have pale skin. The more colorful clothes you wore the richer you were. -
Mar 12, 1455
Literary Works
Gutenberg copied his bible by hand. His bible hit the press in 1455. -
Jan 1, 1456
Invetions
Johannes Gutenberg invented the first printing press. This would save a lot of time for books being copied. -
Apr 15, 1498
Renaissance Art/Artist
Leonardo da Vinci was famous for the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He painted The Last Supper in 1498. -
Apr 6, 1509
Renaissance Art/Artists
Raphel was famous for painting the School of Athens and Transfiguration. He painted The School of Athens in 1509. -
Mar 6, 1512
Renaissance Art/Artists
Michelangelo was famous for sculpting the "David" and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He painted The Sistine Chapel in 1512. -
Feb 23, 1515
Patrons of the Arts
Francis 1 was the first king of France. He dominated the Monarchy, Humanism, and Protestantism. -
Oct 31, 1517
Literary Works
Martin Luther publishes his thesis against the Catholic church. -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Luther had written the 95 theses. He had questions and wrote about why buying indulgences were wrong. -
Oct 31, 1517
The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church was very powerful at this time. That all changed when Luther attacked with his 95 theses book. -
Jul 24, 1519
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Luther argues with Johann Eck, he argues about how the sola scriptura is the basis of Christian faith. This debate was called the Leipzig Debate. -
Jan 4, 1521
Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther appears at the Diet of Worms before Charles V. He refuses to recant and is declared heretic and excommunicated -
Mar 4, 1537
Patrons of the Arts
Cosimo Medici declined to marry into one of their families and so he tied himself to the Holy Roman Empire. He married a Spanish Princess instead. -
Aug 21, 1561
Scientific Discoveries
Francis Bacon his discoveries led to the scientific method which we still use today. -
Jun 12, 1564
Scientific Discoveries
Galileo discovers that the earth rotates around the sun. He also discovered Jupiter's 4 moons. -
Aug 27, 1575
Renaissance Art/Artists
Titan was famous for the Pieta. He painted The Pieta in 1575. -
Inventions
Zacharias Jansen invented the microscope. This changed the way life would be in the Renaissance. -
Literary Works
William Shakespear was moved back to his hometown. He was 61 years old. -
Scientific Discoveries
Isaac Newton created the laws of motion. -
Inventions
Gunpowder was invented. China had traded with us and we used gunpowder for many things.
