SLIDE 1 Era IV Unit WHI.15 THE RENAISSANCE
artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas
Voorhees
text in blue is for notes
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After the Medieval period… a rebirth of the classics!! Introduction:
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The classics- Greece and Rome
Renaissance= rebirth Classics= Greco-Roman culture It’s all about new ideas, and an urge
to reach the human potential
SLIDE 4 The student will apply social science skills to understand the developments leading to the Renaissance in Europe in terms of its impact
- n Western civilization by
a) determining the economic and cultural
foundations of the Italian Renaissance;
SLIDE 5 It wouldn’t have been possible without the rise
- f a middle class and the rise of Italian city-
states based on TRADE!
economic environment
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South China and Southeast Asia ___ Northern European link to Black Sea ___ Silk Roads Across Asia to Mediterranean ___ Western European Sea and River ___ Trans-Saharan Routes ___ Maritime Routes Across Indian Ocean ___ F D C B A E
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Leonardo da Vinci’s sketches
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A. Crusades
stimulated trade!
The Plague helped
create a wealthy middle class
B. Italian city-
states became important
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- C. Trading Centers
- 1. Genoa, Venice, and Florence
Had access to trade routes connecting
Europe with Middle Eastern markets
Served as trading centers for the distribution
- f goods to northern Europe
Were initially independent city-states
governed as republics
- 2. Florence= center of the Italian
Renaissance
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Renaissance
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Michelangelo Park
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- D. Economic effects of the Crusades
Crusades stimulated trade Increased demand for Middle Eastern
products
Stimulated production of goods to trade in
Middle Eastern markets
1. Encouraged the use of credit and
banking
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Banking- the Medici family
Banks appeared in the
Middle Ages but grew in importance during the Renaissance
2. The Medici family
grew wealthy through banking
3. Lorenzo de’
Medici= sponsor
SLIDE 14 The student will apply social science skills to understand the developments leading to the Renaissance in Europe in terms of its impact
- n Western civilization by
b) sequencing events related to the rise of
Italian city-states and their political development, including Machiavelli’s theory of governing as described in The Prince;
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Cultural Foundations
The collapse of the Byzantine Empire reignited
interest in Greco-Roman culture.
The Renaissance produced new ideas that were
reflected in the arts, philosophy, and literature
Patrons, wealthy from newly expanded trade,
sponsored works which glorified city-states in northern Italy
Education became increasingly secular (not
religious)
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Important economic concepts
Church rule against usury and the banks’
practice of charging interest helped to secularize northern Italy
Letters of credit served to expand the
supply of money and expedite trade
New accounting and bookkeeping practices
(use of Arabic numerals) were introduced
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- E. Machiavelli
- 1. Book: The Prince
- 2. An early modern treatise on government
- a. absolute power
- b. the end justifies the means
- c. one should not only do good if
possible, but do evil when necessary
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Compare Renaissance works with past art and architecture:
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Renaissance:
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Egyptian
“Dionysus, Greek God of Wine” by Titian (Renaissance)
SLIDE 21 Comparing sculpture
Verrocchio’s “David”
Olmec Colossal Head (Mesoamerica)
SLIDE 22 Comparing architecture
Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy
The Roman Pantheon
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Main Ideas
Medieval art and literature focused on the
Church and salvation, while Renaissance art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters, along with Christianity.
The Italian Renaissance sought to revive
the literary and artistic culture of ancient Rome and Greece.
SLIDE 24 The student will apply social science skills to understand the developments leading to the Renaissance in Europe in terms of its impact
- n Western civilization by
c) citing the contributions of artists and
philosophers of the Renaissance, as contrasted with the medieval period, including Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Petrarch;
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The Virgin of the Rocks
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caricatures
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The Last Supper by da Vinci
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restoring a masterpiece
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The Mona Lisa by da Vinci
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Vitruvian Man by da Vinci
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Ornithopter
“A bird is an instrument working according to a mathematical law, which instrument it is within the capacity of man to reproduce, with all its movements.” Leonardo da Vinci
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
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Tomb of Pope Julius II
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Divine Head
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Last Judgement
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The Pieta by Michelangelo
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The Sistine Chapel Ceiling by Michelangelo
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Creation of Adam, Creation of Eve
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The David by Michelangelo
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Laurentian Library
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– “The Mona Lisa” – “The Last Supper”
- G. Michelangelo Buonarroti
– “The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel” – “David”
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1. Celebrated the
individual
Stimulated the study
literature and culture
Was supported by
wealthy patrons
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a) Father of
humanism
b) Sonnets c) humanist
scholarship
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Pieta
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Last Supper
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Sistine Chapel Ceiling
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Mona Lisa
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David
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Vitruvian Man
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TMNT!
Can you name
them?
Michelangelo Donatello Raphael Leonardo
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Raphael
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Raphael
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Donatello
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Donatello
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Bernini’s David
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Raphael painted “The School of Athens”
depicting Aristotle and Plato as teachers
The School of Athens
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Renaissance ideas spread from the Italian city states to northern Europe
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Northern Renaissance
Growing wealth in Northern Europe
supported Renaissance ideas.
Northern Renaissance thinkers merged
humanist ideas with Christianity.
The movable type printing press and the
production and sale of books (e.g., Gutenberg Bible) helped disseminate ideas.
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Growing wealth in Northern Europe
supported Renaissance ideas
A. merged humanist ideas with
Christianity
B. Flanders- center of Northern
Renaissance
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Durer
Adam and Eve
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Hans Holbein the Younger
Erasmus
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Van Eyck
Madonna and
Child with Chancellor Rolin
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Peter Bruegel the Elder
Peasant Wedding
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printing press
1. Spread ideas movable type printing press production and sale of books 2. Gutenberg Bible disseminates (spread) ideas
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SLIDE 87 The student will apply social science skills to understand the developments leading to the Renaissance in Europe in terms of its impact
- n Western civilization by
d) comparing and contrasting the Italian
and the Northern Renaissance, and citing the contributions of writers.
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- D. Northern Renaissance Writers
Erasmus: The Praise of Folly Sir Thomas More: Utopia Northern Renaissance artists increasingly
portrayed secular subjects.
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sonnets, plays,
essays
Romeo and
Juliet
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Praise of Folly
Christian values
eccentricities of the Church
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- 3. Sir Thomas More
- Utopia= famous book
- depicts the island that
symbolized More's concept of an ideal community
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Sir Thomas More coined the word “utopia”
opposed the king's
separation from the Catholic Church
refused to accept the
king as Supreme Head of the Church of England
imprisoned in 1534 In 1535, he was tried for
treason, convicted on perjured testimony, and beheaded
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SLIDE 94 REVIEW QUIZ
Now…
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The Renaissance first began in the city-state of
A Flanders. B Florence. C Rome. D Venice.
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The banking family that supported the arts and were politically active were
A the da Vincis. B the Tudors. C the Borgias. D the Medicis.
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The center of the Northern Renaissance was
A Flanders. B Florence. C London. D Paris.
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This “Renaissance man” was an artist, engineer, and scientist:
A Raphael B Lorenzo de Medici C Leonardo da Vinci D Michelangelo
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Renaissance art includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A Sculpture that is three- dimensional B Use of perspective C Display of emotion D Exclusively religious subjects
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He is considered the “father” of humanism and was a poet.
A Shakespeare B Petrarch C Machiavelli D Bruni
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Machiavelli’s book on secular statecraft is entitled
A The Prince. B The Book of the Courtier. C Florentine Politics. D History of Florence.
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This poet and playwright was from England:
A Sir Thomas More B Shakespeare C Petrarch D Henry VII
SLIDE 103 REVIEW QUIZ
Let’s check…
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The Renaissance first began in the city-state of
A Flanders. B Florence. C Rome. D Venice.
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The banking family that supported the arts and were politically active were
A the da Vincis. B the Tudors. C the Borgias. D the Medicis.
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The center of the Northern Renaissance was
A Flanders. B Florence. C London. D Paris.
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This “Renaissance man” was an artist, engineer, and scientist:
A Raphael B Lorenzo de Medici C Leonardo da Vinci D Michelangelo
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Renaissance art includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A Sculpture that is three- dimensional B Use of perspective C Display of emotion D Exclusively religious subjects
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He is considered the “father” of humanism and was a poet.
A Shakespeare B Petrarch C Machiavelli D Bruni
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Machiavelli’s book on secular statecraft is entitled
A The Prince. B The Book of the Courtier. C Florentine Politics. D History of Florence.
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This poet and playwright was from England:
A Sir Thomas More B Shakespeare C Petrarch D Henry VII