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Vishuka Mathur - A Renaissance Timeline
1. Important
People from the
Renaissance,
Reformation,
Age of
Discovery, and
the
Enlightenment
By: Vishuka Mathur 8B Red
House
http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105
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2. 1440- The printing Press
Johannes Guttenberg had invented the first printing
press which helped in making more copies of famous
books and bibles in the past from which today we
have made a better version, and still use this machine
for the same purpose as it makes our lives easier so we
don’t have to copy another book by re-writing it by
hand.
Why do we care about this invention?
increased mechanization, remained the principal means
of printing until the late 20th century. This is a big Image:
http://js3.top-10-
achievement for us today as we use machines for a lot of list.org/wp-
things and can use a printing press for various reasons content/uploads/2009/05
/first-printing-press.jpg
such as news paper, copies of books, magazines etc.
Information: This is an
Vaunt Design Group, and Internet consulting company. image of the
"Fascinating facts about
the invention of the Printing Press by Johannes
first printing
Gutenberg in 1440." press that was
www.ideafinder.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/printpres
made in the
s.htm >. year 1440.
3. 1451-Christopher Columbus- Spanish
Explorer
Born: 1451
Died: 1506
He was the first European since the Vikings to
"discover" the New World.
Why do we care about him?
Because through Christopher Columbus's
discovery, today we know that the world is round
and not flat, so we are not scared that If we just
kept going straight, we would fall off the earth. Image:
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He ruined all of the culture that used to be in the ute21.jpg
south of America because he came and changed This is a map that
their believes and lifestyle.
shows the trip that
Christopher
Information: "Columbus." http://library.thinkquest.org. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2011. Columbus had
<http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/columbus.htm done after he left
>.
Europe on his ship.
4. 1452- Leonardo Da
Vinci
Born :April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy.
Died: May 2, 1519, and was buried in the
cloister of San Fiorentino in Amboise.
He has a lasting impact in the world we live in
today, also we still use his inventions effectively
which make our lives easier.( One of the
important inventions that Leonardo da Vinci
created is the design of a boat. )
Why do we care about him?
We care about his inventions because today
we still use his creations effectively and they Picture of Leonardo
make our lives easier and fun. This is why he is Da Vinci
known as the man of the Renaissance.
Information From: Robin Coffee. "Leonardo
da Vinci." http://www.lucidcafe.com. Serving
Image:
Coffee, http://www.lucid
Art, History and Literature Lovers on the World- cafe.com/library/
Wide-Web , 1 Jan. 2011.
96apr/leonardo.h
Web. 21 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/leonard tml
o.html
>.
5. 1473- Nicholas
Copernicus
Nicolas Copernicus was
born February 19, 1473
in Poland.
Died: Died: May 24 1543 , Formbork ,
Poland
He studied astronomy and figured that
the earth revolved around the sun.
Because he was against the Catholic
church’s believes , he was sent to the
inquisition and was burnt at the steak.
Why is he important? This is a picture of
He invented the first telescope in Norway Nicholas
from which Galileo galilei was inspired to Copernicus's
learn more about astronomy. The
telescope is still effectively used in our perspective of the
modern world today as astronomy is universe.
important. Image:
Information: Saari, Peggy, and Aaron chttp://conservapedi
Saari. Renaissance & Reformation a.com/images/thum
Biographies. N.p.: Rite
Wimberly, n.d. Print. b/0/0e/Copernicus_sy
stem.gif/300px-
Copernicus_system.gif
6. 1483- Martin
Luther
born 10 Nov 1483 and died 18th February,1546
when he was 62years old.
His translation of the Bible also helped to
develop a standard version of the German
language and added several principles to the
art of translation. Luther's hymns sparked the
development of congregational singing in
Christianity.
Why do we care about him?
We care about him because if he didn't
This is a painting of
translate the bible in to German, then people Martin Luther
might not have suspected the catholic church
and today people might have still been paying
the priests to forgive them for the sin they had Image:
made. http://www.yesne
Information: Greatsite Marketing. "English Bible
t.yk.ca/schools/pr
History Martin Luther." ojects/renaissanc
http://www.greatsite.com. Greatsite Marketing,
n.d. Web. 21 Oct. e/luther.html
2011. <http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-
english-bible-history/
martin-luther.html>.
7. 1483- Invention of the Parachute
The change is that people are now able to
be in the air through the support of the
parachute without dying. This has also made
an impact as it has attracted more tourists.
Why do we care about this?
Today, with the help of the Parachute, we
can do many exciting things like sky diving
without dying and this also helps in attracting
tourists to our country.
Information: Model of Leonardo's parachute
http://inventors.about.com/. The New York Times based on Vinci's sketch of a
Company., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. parachute from c. 1483 that was
2011. found in a notebook margin. The
<http://inventors.about.com/od/dstartinventors/ig/ original drawing is kept in the
Inventions-of-Leonardo-DaVinci/Leornardo-Da- Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan
Vinci-Parachute.htm>.
Rubin, Julian. "Leonardo da Vinci The Invention of the Image:
Parachute." http://www.leonard
http://www.juliantrubin.com.
webmaster@julianTrubin.com, Jan. 2011.
o-da-vinci-
Web. 21 Oct. 2011. biography.com/ima
<http://www.juliantrubin.com/bigten/ ges/leonardo-da-
davinciparachute.html>. vinci-parachute.jpg
8. 1491-Henry VIII
Born: June 28 1491 Greenwich, England
Died: January 28 , 1547, London , England
He allowed divorce to occur under the church
and it still happens today.
Why do we care about him?
Impacts our lives because before when
someone was against the catholic church they
would be sent to the inquisition.
People who were sent to the inquisition were
often killed however, overtime people started
to develop freedom of speech.
Information: common knowledge, This is a painting
Book : Renaissance & Reformation of Henri the
Biographies Eighth.
Image:
Saari, Peggy, and Aaron Saari. Renaissance http://upload.wikimedia.org
& Reformation Biographies. N.p.: Rite /wikipedia/commons/thumb
/4/45/Henry-VIII-
Wimberly, n.d. Print. kingofengland_1491-
1547.jpg/220px-Henry-VIII-
kingofengland_1491-
1547.jpg
9. 1503- Mona Lisa Painting
Leonardo Da Vinci started to work on
an painting that is today very famous
called "Mona Lisa". In 1503
Why do we care about this?
This painting has a lasting impact because it is a
very famous painting that Leonardo made using
his techniques to make portraits, and this
painting today also attracts tourists to go an see
the original painting in Paris. This is the
Information: Book : Renaissance & painting that
Reformation Biographies Leonardo da
Saari, Peggy, and Aaron Saari. Renaissance & Vinci made in
Reformation Biographies. N.p.: Rite the year 1503.
Wimberly, n.d. Print.
Image:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/common
s/6/6a/Mona_Lisa.jpg
10. 1564-Galileo galilei
Born: February 15th, 1564, Pisa, Italy
Died: 1642
He supported Nicolas Copernicus's theory that the earth
revolved around the sun, not the sun and other planets
revolved around the earth.
Galileo used instruments to observe nature.
Why do we care about him?
His lasting impact on us today is that through his support to
Nicolas Copernicus's theory, it is proven that the earth and
other planets revolve around the sun.
He was able to prove that the earth moves around the sun
by using a telescope made by himself, which was
influenced from Nicolas Copernicus’s telescope.
Finally the fact that the earth and other planets revolved
around the sun was confirmed true only after Galileo’s Image:
death. http://www.crystal
Information: The StarChild Team. "Galileo inks.com/galileo.j
Galilei." http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov.
pg
StarChild, n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2011.
<http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/
StarChild/whos_who_level1/galileo.html>.
11. 1643- Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642.
Date of Death: 3/31/1727
Isaac Newton was a scientist and
mathematician.
Newton studied the laws of motion and gravity.
Why do we care about him?
We care about him as today we have the
knowledge of why we stay on the ground and This is a painting of
why everything remains on the ground , and not sir Isaac Newton.
float around in the air. Through Isaac Newton's
knowledge, today scientists and astronauts also IMAGE:
know that in space there is no gravity which is http://www.gradea
why in space crafts astronauts float around. mathhelp.com/imag
Information: Common Knowledge,
es/sir-isaac-
"Sir Isaac
Newton." http://www.gradeamathhelp.com.
newton.jpg
N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2011.
<http://www.gradeamathhelp.com/sir-isaac-
newton.html>.