Download The Renaissance

Do Now: Examine the sculpture on
the right. Write down one thing you
can infer from the sculpture about
the Renaissance?
Global II * Mr. McEntarfer
Instructional Objectives
• We will be able to:
– Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy
– Describe the cultural change that happened in
Europe during the Renaissance
Agenda:
•
Do Now
•
Notes
•
Guided Reading
•
Summary
Revolution in the Arts
What are the
differences between
these two paintings?
The Renaissance
• The Renaissance means __________ because
it was a revival of the ______ and learning of
Ancient Greece and _______.
Causes
• The wars and plagues of the middle ages would
lead to a “golden age” in Europe called the
Renaissance.
• Renaissance means ___________
• The Crusades – Increased _______ and cultural
__________ in ideas and technology.
• The Black Death – Higher wages because of labor
________ brought people wealth and decreased
the prestige of the _________ because the
church could not stop the scourge.
Began in Italy
• Three Reasons:
1. Italian city-states like Venice grew rich from
trade
2. Powerful Families like the Medici became
patrons or people who supported artists.
3. Location in Rome. They were exposed to the
great achievements of the past.
Classical and Worldly Values
• The poverty of the middle ages gave people
nothing to celebrate, but their soon to come
afterlife. The new wealth of the Renaissance
made people want to celebrate life in the here
and now.
• Humanism: A focus on humans and their
achievements. People wanted to create and
party.
• Secular – Concerned with the here and now
instead of spiritual matters of the afterlife.
Activity – Guided Reading: 336-341
Summary Questions
• Where did the people of the Renaissance?
• Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
Homework:
Reading on Leonardo da Vinci
Term
Meaning
Example
Renaissance
Rebirth
New Interest in classical Greece
and Rome
Humanism
Secular
Patron