Brady BoyerJoe Velesig

Keith Means

The Renaissance and Reformation

The Renaissance and Reformation

Was a time of great change and creativity in Europe from the 1300s to the 1600s

People began to change how they perceived themselves and the world

Was considered a time of “rebirth”Major changes in political, social, economical,

and cultural areas

The Renaissance

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born April 15, 1452While living in Milan, he studied

anatomy, zoology, botany, geology, optics, aerodynamics, and hydrodynamics

Engineered several weapons and machines for the Duke of Milan

Experimented with light, shadow, and depth in his world famous paintings

Died May 2, 1519

Da Vinci

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born in the 1400sInvents moveable type in the 1450sUsed to print indulgences and other

small textsGutenberg’s Bible is started in 1454Dies in 1468

Johannes Gutenberg

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born March 6, 1475 in CapreseContracted to carve figures for the

Piccolomini altar and received commission to carve the David in 1501

Completed the David and received commission to paint the Battle of Cascina in 1504

From 1508-1512 he was in Rome painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (finished October 1512)

Died February 18, 1564 in Rome

Michelangelo

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born May 3, 1469 in FlorenceIn 1513 was imprisoned and tortured

after being accused of conspiracy. Returns to San Casciano and writes The Prince

Writes La Mandragola in 1515In 1520 writes The Art of War, The Life of

Castruccio Castracane, and commissioned to write the History of Florence

Died June 20, 1527 in Florence

Niccolo Machiavelli

The Renaissance and Reformation

Was a time when people began to question the Catholic church and its authority in Europe from the 1500s to the 1600s

Led to the Great Schism of the Catholic church and the creation of Protestantism

Martin Luther was the first reformer, but was soon followed by many others

The Reformation

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born November 10, 1483 in EislebornJuly 2, 1505 – Gets caught in a

thunderstorm and pledges to become a monk

Begins work as professor of theology at the University of Wittenburg in 1512

Posts 95 Theses on the castle church doors on October 31, 1517

Excommunicated in Rome on January 3, 1521Dies in Eisleborn on February 18, 1546

Martin Luther

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born July 10, 1509 in Noyon, FranceCalvin is banished from Geneva in 1528

for his radical viewsCalvin publishes Commentary on Romans and

is welcomed back into Geneva in 1540Writes a treatise on free will against the

Roman Catholic theologian Albert Pighius in 1542

Calvin is made a citizen of Geneva in 1559Dies on May 27, 1564

John Calvin

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born January 1, 1484Began teaching reformist ideas in

Zurich in 1518Most things he disagreed with he

posted in his 67 Articles in 1523

His views caused him trouble with both Luther and the Catholic church

He died in a battle between Protestants and Catholics on October 11, 1531

Huldrych Zwingli

The Renaissance and Reformation

Born December 11, 1475 as Giovanni de’ Medici

Became Pope Leo X on March 11, 1513He is the Pope that caused Luther to feel

pressured enough to take actionSpent huge quantities of money on

construction projects and excessive military campaigns

The Catholic church went into deep debt and corruption

Died on December 1, 1521

Pope Leo X

The Renaissance and Reformation

Da Vinci – http://www.mos.org/leonardo/ Johannes Gutenberg – http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/timeline.html Michelangelo –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/02_february/05/divine_

michelangelo_timeline.shtml Niccolo Machiavelli –

http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/machaivelli.html Martin Luther – http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/people/luther/timeline.htm John Calvin – http://www.ctlibrary.com/ch/1986/issue12/1215.html Huldrych Zwingli – http://www.biography.com/articles/Huldrych-Zwingli-39064 Pope Leo X - http://atheism.about.com/library/glossary/western/bldef_leox.htm

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