1.4 SkillBuilder Activity 1 Construct a timeline of signiýcant events in Renaissance Italy between 1300 and 1600. • Use a horizontal timeline. • Divide it into decades. • Decide on the scale you will use.
Key events for your timeline c. 1300 The Renaissance begins in Florence. 1386
Construction of the Milan Cathedral begins.
1401
A competition is organised to ýnd the creator of the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery. Filippo Brunelleschi starts work on the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
1420 1450 1469 1486 1492 1498 1503 1512 1517 1534 1559 1588 1595
Francesco Sforza becomes Duke of Milan.
Lorenzo de’ Medici, known as ‘Lorenzo the Magniýcent’, begins his rule in Florence.
Pico della Mirandola’s Oration on the Dignity of Man is published.
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Americas. Girolamo Savonarola is executed in Florence. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa . Michelangelo completes the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses spark the Protestant Reformation. Michelangelo begins work on The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.
The Italian Wars end with the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis. Galileo Galilei begins to study the motion of the pendulum.
Caravaggio paints The Calling of Saint Matthew .
Your timeline will help you to analyse and compare events. For example, you could use it to answer questions, such as: • Which of these events marked the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy? • Which individuals were instrumental in the cultural developments of the period? 2. Answer the following questions based on the timeline you have drawn: a. What are the key characteristics of the Renaissance period in Italy? b. Identify the major artistic ýgures of Renaissance Italy and their contributions. c. Between which years did Lorenzo de’ Medici rule Florence? d. How did the European arrival in the Americas in 1492 impact the Renaissance in Italy? f. What statement could you make about the inþuence of the Medici family during the Renaissance period? g. What signiýcant architectural achievement was initiated by Brunelleschi, and why was it important? h. What might have been a consequence for Renaissance Italy of the Protestant Reformation initiated by Martin Luther? (Hint: Look for events related to religious conþicts and changes in patronage.)
LESSON 1.5 SkillBuilder: Using historical sources
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this Skillbuilder you should be able to use historical sources.
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