renaisaance
Main topic
Johannes gutenbarg
first book he printed was the gutenberg bibe
the gutenberg bible was made in 1455
gutenbergs invention and the spread of cheap printed stimulated enormus, change - social, politcal, economic, and relgious
paints
egg yolk + coloured pigments (tempera) oil +
frescoes
paintings done on wet or damp plaster
nicco machiavelli
he wrote the book called the prince
the end justifies the means
when the safety of his country is at risk
nicholas copernicus
father of mordern astronomy
born in poland
he came to the conclusion that the sun not the earth was the centre of the solar system and that the earth moved around
he wrote the book called concerning the revolutions of the heavenly spheres
william shakespeare
born in 1554 and died in 1616
he was born in stratford-on-avon
he writes 35 plays in total
he also wrote sonnets
he always talk about the dark lady
the globe was burnt down and rebuilt
opened a theatre called the globe
his writing influence the entire english language
humanism
humanism: an interest in the lives of people
they wanted to improve life on the earth
they developed new ideas
how was the renaissance historically significant
age of exploration
astronomy
education
reformation
architecture
science
new learning
consequences
tourism
medicine
painting and sculpture
effect of the printing
books were cheaper to make and cheaper to buy
books were small and easy to carry
printed in languages other than latin
this encouraged local (vernacular) languuages to develop
organised system of spelling, grammar, punctuation used
it was harder for kings and popes to stop ideas they did not like
more changes in painting
middle ages - wooden, panels, walls
leanardo
at the age of 20 , da vinci was accepted into the flo
1480: while in florence lorenzo de medici was vincis patron
1481: da vinci started the incomplete adoration of the magi
the patronage was sforza
da vinci painted the virgin of the rocks
1489-90 vinci created the lady with an ermine
last supper this was painted using oiil paint
da vinci made use of new painting techniques like sfumato
in 1513 leonardo went to rome where the medici pop leo x became his patron
leonardo died in france 1519
legacy
only 17
note books
flooding
parachute
galileo
born in pisa italy
became a professor of mathematics in pisa
the speed of the falling objects( the law of falling objects)
he discover that a pendulum could be used to measure time and also developed a type of thermometre
he developed a telescope that improved magnification
Subtopic
he observed 4 satellites of jupiter
he discovered that there is four moons in jupiter
and declared that the milkyway was an endless stream of stars
he wrote a book called the dialouge on the two chief world systems
inquistion is a church qoute
a charge of heresy ( teaching false ideas)
he was found guilty
he has been called the father of morden science
architecture
duomo cathedrals dome
andrea palladio
born in the italian city of puda
his design of building is
medieval building
rose window, spire