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Renaissance Timeline

AP Euro History · Unit 1: 1450–1648

Learning Objectives

Trace the Renaissance from Italy to Northern Europe

Identify key figures in art, science, and philosophy

Understand humanism and its break from medieval thought

Connect the Renaissance to the Reformation

Key Concepts

Humanism: Focus on human potential, classical learning, secular subjects
Secularism: Worldly rather than purely spiritual concerns
Individualism: Celebration of individual achievement
Patronage: Medici, popes, and monarchs funded art & learning

Legend

Art & Architecture

Science & Technology

Literature & Philosophy

Political & Religious

RenaissanceHumanismArtItalyReformation

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16

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Span

1304–1648

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Quick Quiz▼

1. Renaissance humanism emphasized:

Strict religious obedience Classical learning and human potential Military conquest Feudal loyalty

2. The printing press was invented by:

Leonardo da Vinci Johannes Gutenberg Niccolò Machiavelli Erasmus

3. The Renaissance began in:

France England Italy Germany