Event: The Italian Renaissance
Event: The Italian Renaissance begins
Cause
People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”, so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work.
Fall of Constantinople, which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin.
Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek, Roman, and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”.
The Printing press was invented.
Effect
The Ideas of the Italian Renaissance eventually expand over Europe. It influenced people to think more secular than religious.
Significance
Renaissance was a time period when the Italians decide go back to the
beginning, and take in the old Greek, Roman, and biblical philosophies again.
Event: John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci explore the Americas.
Cause
John Cabot explored to find new land, find riches and spices.
Vespucci learned the Earth was larger and Asia was smaller than most believed.
Effect
The English made John Cabot a hero.
America was named for Vespucci in 1507, when a German mapmaker printed the first map that used the name America for the New World.
Significance
Event: Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine chapel
Cause
Michelangelo didn’t want to do it because he felt that painting wasn’t his profession, but he did it anyway to get the money.
Pope Julius II Threaten throw Michelangelo in the scaffold if he didn’t finish the ceiling to the Sistine chapel.
Effect
It took Michelangelo five years to complete the ceiling.
Michelangelo was scared of the consequence so he decided to put a move on it.
Significance
The Sistine chapel is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Its fame rests on its architecture.
Event: English establish colonial empire in North America.
Cause
The English wanted to get rid of certain unfavorable religious or other elements.
The English opposed Spain’s holding in the new world.
Effect
The English establish colonial empire in North America.
After wars were fought in South America for independence from Spain, the land was ruined.
Significance
It had a great long-term impact on world history because it ultimately gave rise to the greatest nation on earth, the US.
Event: Frederick I Becomes King of Prussia.
Cause
Frederick I’s father, The Great Elector, died.
Effect:
Frederick I became king
Cause
People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”, so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work.
Fall of Constantinople, which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin.
Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek, Roman, and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”.
The Printing press was invented.
Effect
The Ideas of the Italian Renaissance eventually expand over Europe. It influenced people to think more secular than religious.
Significance
Renaissance was a time period when the Italians decide go back to the
beginning, and take in the old Greek, Roman, and biblical philosophies again.
Event: John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci explore the Americas.
Cause
John Cabot explored to find new land, find riches and spices.
Vespucci learned the Earth was larger and Asia was smaller than most believed.
Effect
The English made John Cabot a hero.
America was named for Vespucci in 1507, when a German mapmaker printed the first map that used the name America for the New World.
Significance
Event: Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine chapel
Cause
Michelangelo didn’t want to do it because he felt that painting wasn’t his profession, but he did it anyway to get the money.
Pope Julius II Threaten throw Michelangelo in the scaffold if he didn’t finish the ceiling to the Sistine chapel.
Effect
It took Michelangelo five years to complete the ceiling.
Michelangelo was scared of the consequence so he decided to put a move on it.
Significance
The Sistine chapel is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace. Its fame rests on its architecture.
Event: English establish colonial empire in North America.
Cause
The English wanted to get rid of certain unfavorable religious or other elements.
The English opposed Spain’s holding in the new world.
Effect
The English establish colonial empire in North America.
After wars were fought in South America for independence from Spain, the land was ruined.
Significance
It had a great long-term impact on world history because it ultimately gave rise to the greatest nation on earth, the US.
Event: Frederick I Becomes King of Prussia.
Cause
Frederick I’s father, The Great Elector, died.
Effect:
Frederick I became king