2. • Introduction:
Dante(Dante Alighieri) was born in mid-June of 1265.
He was an Italian poet, political writer. He is most
famous for writing "Divine Comedy" which was the
poem that explained the journey of Dante's nine sins
of hell.
• How it made a lasting impact on the world today:
Because "Divine Comedy" pictured such a clear
vision of hell, it made people fear it and want to
believe in Catholicism, which was a religion that had A portrait of Dante
a lot of power during the Renaissance. And in the
present day, people still believe in afterlife, and there
are still a huge number of people in the world who
believe in Catholicism.
This poem is also valued as one of the greatest works
of world literature because it explained the afterlife in
both imaginative and allegorical ways. And since this
poem was written in Tuscan, it helped establish the picture of Dante presenting the “Divine
A
Tuscan language, which is a language spoken in Comedy” standing next to hell
Tuscany, Italy. In Tuscany, people still uses this
3. • Introduction:
The black death was one of the most
devastating pandemics ever in human
history. It occurred during both the
medieval times and the Renaissance.
It reached Europe in the 12th century
and lasted until the 15th. It reduced the
population of Europe by 50 percent.
• How it made a lasting impact on the
world today.
Because this disease was spreading
across Europe and killing millions of A painting of the Black Death
people, it motivated scientists to make spreading and bring damage to
cities.
better medicines and care, and
developed the effectiveness of health
care to what we have now.
4. • Introduction:
Joan of Arc was born in 1412, and she is known as a
peasant girl who heard voices from god. She lead the
French army into important victories against the
English army during the "Hundred Years War" which
was a war that lasted more than a hundred years. But
then, she was captured by an ally of the English army,
and there she was suspected of heresy and being a Joan of Arc
leading the army
witch, transferred to the city of Rouen, and was burnt at of France
the stake.
• How it made a lasting impact on the world today:
Her trial was one of the most significant and moving
trials in human history. Her death gave historians and
us a clear idea of what the inquisition trials were like
during the Renaissance, since she was a famous saint
at that time and everything that happened, including
Joan of Arc in
every word of what the inquisitors and Joan of Arc said. Prison
5. • Introduction:
Christopher Columbus was born in between
August and October of 1451. He is known as an
explorer, colonizer and navigator, and has sailed
voyages across the Atlantic Ocean and
"Discovered" America.
• How it made a lasting impact on the world A portrait of
today: Christopher
Because Christopher Columbus found America, Columbus
people from Europe started to move and live
there, and that lead to conflict between the
European settlers and the native American
people who were originally there. Nowadays,
America has two types: The "African Americans" picture of
A
who are the descendants of the native Columbus’ flagship
Santa Maria
Americans, and now a lot of the citizens of
6. • Introduction:
Michelangelo was born on 6th of March 1475. He
is famous for being one of the best artists who
lived during the renaissance. He was a painter,
sculptor and architect, who created great works
such as the sculpture "The statue of David" and
planning the construction of the dome of "St.
Peter's Basilica" A portrait of
Michelangelo.
• How it made a lasting impact on the world
today:
Because Michelangelo’s works was amazingly
beautiful, they became sources of inspiration for
artists after him. And one of his works, the A photo of St.
construction of the dome of “St. Peter’s Basilica”, Peter’s Basilica.
the building now has many tourists visiting every
day, to take a look at the beautiful paintings on
7. • Introduction:
Leonardo Da Vinci(born April 15, 1452). Known as
a great artist, inventor, mathematician and a
scientist, he have accomplish work such as the
painting "Mona Lisa" and designing the first
aircrafts, robots, machine guns, and tanks.
• How it made a lasting impact on the world today:
Self-Portrait of Da
Because of this invention, warfare has developed Vinci
throughout the world, causing wars to become
more intense. This can be seen as a negative
impact, since tanks are weapons, which are
designed to kill or hurt people, and that is
something we don’t want. Tanks are now a huge
part of today’s warfare, and if Da Vinci didn’t invent Da Vinci’s design of
the first tank
them, maybe there wouldn’t have been so many
8. • Introduction:
Niccolo Machiavelli(born 3rd may 1469), is
known as an Italian historian, diplomat,
philosopher, humanist and writer, and had
written books such as "The art of war" and
most famously known for writing "The Prince". A portrait of Machiavelli
• How it made a lasting impact on the world
today:
His ideas written in his book "The prince"
which was written about leadership has
influenced, sometimes in a bad way, decisions
made by leaders all around the world. One of
his famous quotes are “The end justifies the
means” which is a thought that the result is the
Front cover of the book
only thing that matters. This perhaps “The Prince”.
influenced dictatorship, where the dictator will
9. • Introduction:
Martin Luther, who was born in the 10th of November,
1483, was a German Priest who pinned his "Ninety-
five Thesis" on a Catholic church's wall, which claimed
that punishment from god can't be avoided by money.
He also have translated the bible from Latin to a
language which was more accessible for the people of A portrait of Martin
that time. Luther
• How it made a lasting impact on the world today:
Martin Luther's actions formed a religion called
"Lutheranism", and still has over 73.8 million people
who believe in that religion and his beliefs are still
being taught today. And universities that expressed
Martin Luther’s teachings which were built during the
Renaissance still remains today, and one of them is
called Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg,
and still has over 17500 students today.
Martin Luther Pinning the Ninety-
five thesis on a church door
10. • Introduction:
Copernicus is widely known as a mathematician,
astronomer, and physician, who claimed to Europe that
the sun stays stationery and the earth goes around it,
which was the direct opposite to what the Catholic
church believed, and was brought to the inquisition as a
suspect of heresy. But he didn’t receive any punishment,
unlike others such as Galileo who was imprisoned and A portrait of
tortured for the rest of their lives. Copernicus’ book with Nicolaus
his theory written on it was published not long before his Copernicus.
death.
• How it made a lasting impact on the world:
His theory was the starting point of the world’s modern
astronomy. His work became a landmark in the history of
science, and is referred to as the Copernican revolution,
and he basically was the start the scientific revolution of
the 16th and 17th century. Many scientists who came
after Copernicus made their theories based on Front cover of Copernicus’ book
Copernicus’s, and thanks to him, we today understand
11. • Introduction:
William Shakespeare was baptized in April 26,
1564, and was a famous poet and playwright, and
wrote about 38 plays altogether. He wrote
masterpieces such as "Hamlet", "Romeo and
Juliet" and "Julius Caesar". His plays wasn’t
published until 18 years after his death. It was Portrait of
William
published by two of his friends. Shakespeare
• How it made a lasting impact on the world today:
The plays Shakespeare wrote, such as Hamlet,
had such expressive feelings in the characters,
such as overwhelming rage. These writings have
become the first steps of English literature,
influencing many writers who were born afterwards
such as Johann Goethe, who is referred to “The
Shakespeare of Germany”. He also raised the
expectations of what could be accomplished
through characterization, plot and genre in writing,
developing literacy and taking it to the next level. Shakespeare’s plays
His works are still published, translated into the published