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War of the Roses

Globe

1492

1455-1487

War of the roses was the war between Lancaster and York for the throne of England.

Edward III, the prior king, had a grandson, Richard II, was meant to be the next king. However, he didn't show much responsibility so his cousin, Henry VI (Lancaster), started a war for the crown which was successful.

Henry VI also wasn't a very good king so Richard II (York) wanted to gain power again.

This started the war of the roses.

Although York won the war, it didn't make so much of a difference because Richard II soon died.

The first globe was invented by German, Martin Behaim.

The globe is called 'Nurnberg Terrestrial Globe' or 'Erdapfel', meaning 'earth apple' in German.

It is a very inaccurate globe because the only continents on it are enlarged Europe and Asia (and maybe Africa?). Many islands are very big compared to what they really are. Behaim even included

mythical places!

Although this globe has

quite a number of false

information, it was quite

smart of Behaim to make

something that is very

much like the actual earth.

Red for Lancaster White for York

Behaim's Globe, Nurnberg Museum

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

1508-1512

Birth of Leonardo da Vinci

1452

Italian Leonardo da Vinci was a lot of things, artist, scientist, inventor, mathematician, etc. He is considered to be the most talented man ever, the greatest painter ever and, of course, a Renaissance man.

He invented, discovered and painted loads of things. However, lots of the things he invented weren't made.

His most famous paintings are Mona Lisa and

The Last Supper. His famous inventions (which

weren't made), is the helicopter and calculator.

He is also famous for his notebooks which have

diagrams of things that he has invented or

discovered. He has at least 13,000 pages of

notes.

He has made a very big impact on modern life. If

he didn't exist, a lot of objects that we use/see

wouldn't exist. He has made life a lot easier than

what it could be.

Pope Julius II told

Michelangelo to paint the

chapel's ceiling because

the Pope wanted Rome to

be known again.

The paintings were done

on fresco because it gave

it a more life-like

appearance.

The big, main pictures in

the middle were from the

bible. The other ones are

of prophets, sibyls and of

Israel.

Painting the ceiling was

the first time Michelangelo had done frescoes. What made it tougher was doing

it lying down. However,

when he got the hang of it,

it was much easier.

The ceiling doesn't really

have such a big impact. But

it did make other artists

eager to create frescoes.

It also allows illiterate people to understand what the Bible is about.

Statue of da Vinci, by Luigi Pampaloni

Sistine Chapel Ceiling

The Movable Type Printing Press

1436

Machiavelli's, The Prince

1513

The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg was previously a goldsmith and used his knowledge on metals to develop the press.

Ink, paper and a basic press had already been invented so Gutenberg combined all these objects to create one object.

He printed the first printed book which was the Bible. It took him at least 2 years to print it. It had 42 lines on each page so now, it's known as either the Gutenberg Bible or the 42-lined Bible. He made many more and some of them still exist and are considered one of the most valuable books.

The movable type press made a huge difference to

literature. Books could be made faster than ever

so people could be educated better.

Although we don't really use Gutenberg's printing

press, his invention is still well known because it

is the basic idea to what we now use.

Niccolo Machiavelli, from Florence, was part of the government to sort out affairs with other countries. On his first 'mission', he went to France. There, he examined the effect of having one prince rule the country.

Years later, there was a war and the Medici family took over Florence. The Medicis found an 'anti-Medici' plan and accused Machiavelli for being part of it, so they put him in prison. When he was finally released, he moved to outside of Florence. It was there that he wrote 'The Prince' (in Italian).

Machiavelli wrote 'The Prince' because 1) he wanted to teach others what it was like

to be ruled under just

one person and 2) to be

liked again by the Medici

family. The book was

surprisingly dedicated to

Lorenzo de' Medici.

The book, although it

was just a book, taught

great things and changed

people's ways of thinking.

Some famous quotes from

that book are: "It's better

to be feared than to be

loved" and "The end

justifies the means".

Printing Press

The Prince, by Machiavelli

Renaissance Timeline

Pencil

1564

The first pencil was invented in England when a huge graphite mine was discovered. It was called a lead pencil because they thought that graphite contained lead.

England had a huge company of pencils because no other graphite mine had been found.

The pencils were just wooden holders with 'lead' in them.

Pencils are really, really useful. But if it hadn't been invented, we could use other things (like pens). But it is probably a lot easier for

architects and artists to use

pencils to draw because it's

erasable (if they had an

eraser).

Brunelleschi Constructs Florence Cathedral Dome

1420-1436

One of the First Pencils

By Kristen 8A

In 1417, the Commune of Florence decided to build a roof/dome

over the top of the 'crossing area' of the Santa Maria del Fiore (the cathedral). One person said that it was impossible for a dome to be built. A year later, there was a competition for architects to compete in to see who would build the dome, but no winner was chosen. The next year, Filippo Brunelleschi said that a dome could be built without support under it. Since Brunelleschi was one of the best architects, the commune believed him and told him to build a model.

Almost every single day of his 17 years of work was spent on the dome. When he was done with the dome, everyone in Florence just had to congratulate him.

This is what people believe to be the

beginning of Renaissance architecture.

This construction made a big change to

architecture. People started to use

rounded roofs and it made architecture

more... fashionable.

Thermometer

1592

Santa Maria del Fiore

The first thermometer was invented by Galileo Galilei. It was for measuring the air temperature.

It was a long glass tube with water in it. The water just moved up and down according to the temperature.

There was an open top so the water could 'feel' the temperature.

Thermometers have changed a lot since it was first invented. Now, it is used for measuring the temperature

of other things. There are many

different types of thermometers now.

It was a good invention because it

helped lots of people with their

studies, especially scientists and

weather-men.

The Renaissance is the French word for 'rebirth'.

It was a rebirth of culture and arts. New thinking was 'rebirthed'.

It started around the 14th century and ended in around the 17th century.

Modern Galileo Thermometer

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdapfel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescope

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Grant, Neil. Renaissance Europe. Florence: Zak Books, 2009

Images:

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http://galileo-thermometer.com/earthandthermometer.jpg

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http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/southland/images/Duyfken_replica.jpg

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Cosimo de' Medici Becomes Ruler

1374

Cosmo di Giovanni degli Medici was one of the most important rulers in Florence in history. At one point, he had a political battle with another family, the Albizzi family, and he lost. But since he was very appreciated by the citizens, they voted him back so instead, the Albizzi family had to step down.

De' Medici had done many good things to the city. He paid a lot of money to help encourage artists and build churches and libraries.

Because de' Medici cared so much for the

city, when he died, the citizens named

him Pater Palrige, Father of the Country.

If de' Medici didn't become ruler of

Florence, there mightn't be such a thing

called 'the Renaissance'. Under his power,

people were able to create a lot of

incredible things.

Flushing Toilet

1596

The first flushing toilet (aka Ajax) was made by Sir John Harrington, an author, for himself and his godmother, Queen Elizabeth.

When his friends found out about it, they made fun of him for inventing it so he stopped making toilets but he still used his own in private.

However, Queen Elizabeth didn't fully appreciate the toilet because it was too noisy.

The flush toilet was very

useful because we still

use it to this day! It was

modified quite a few

times but the toilets we

use are quite alike to the

ones Sir Harrington

invented.

Portrait of de' Medici, painted by Jacopo Pontormo

Very Old Toilet, Might Be Ajax

Submarine

1624

Leonardo da Vinci designed a basic submarine (for one person).

However, he wanted to reduce the opportunity of war so he kept his plans secret.

Over hundreds of years later in 1624, a Dutchman by the name of Cornelius van Drebbel designed his own submarine. The submarine was leather-covered. It could go underwater for a few hours but only a few feet under.

The idea of the submarine was

sort of useful because now,

people can explore things

underwater without being

crushed from water pressure.

Duyfken lands in Australia

1606

The Black Death

1347-1350

Telescope

1608

Van Drebbel's submarine design

The Black Death is another word for the time in history when the bubonic plague rapidly spread across the world. It was started by a few Oriental Rat fleas who had the plague. Those fleas gave the plague to people in Mongolia and China. The traders who travelled from there to Europe brought the plague with them. Almost a half of Europe died from it.

This is what most people consider the start of the Renaissance.

This is an important

event during the

Renaissance because

this is the beginning

of it.

The Duyfken is the Dutch ship owned by Dutch East India Company which was captained by Willem Janzoon. They were heading toward a mythical island called Nova Guinea. Instead, they found Australia. It was the first time Europeans had set foot on Australia. It was then that Europe had discovered every continent in the world.

If the Duyfken hadn't

discovered Australia,

it most likely would

have been discovered

later. But it helped

people to easily find

where Australia is,

like Captain James

Cook.

The telescope was invented by Hans Lippershey and Zacharias Janssen in Netherlands. They were both were glasses makers so they just adjusted the lens. A year later, Galileo improved it to see even further.

The telescope was a very useful invention because it helped astronomers to see beyond the earth.

Lippershey and Janssen Telescope

Duyfken Replica

The Plague Map (where/when the plague occurred in Europe)

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