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1. Describe the sanitary conditions of the
Middle Ages. Name two specific practices
that were common in the Middle Ages that
was unsanitary or unhealthy.
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Introduce Renaissance
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Recall the dates of the Middle Ages (500-1500 AD)
1347- Italian trading ships from Asia bring THE
BLACK DEATH (real name: Bubonic Plague. Called
Black Death because of the purplish black boils it
created on the skin.)
Carried by rats on ships. All people (due to
uncleanliness) had fleas. Sewage in streets were
breading grounds for more rats. Fleas jump from rats
to humans and spread the disease like wildfire.
In four years, due to trade routes, the plague
reached every country in Europe.
It killed 25 million Europeans, or 1 in 3 people.
Meanwhile, a war between France and England
devastates Europe (The 100 Years War)
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Monty Python- Bring out Your Dead
Ring around the rosy –plague begins with a red rash on cheeks
A pocketful of posies"Ashes, Ashes“-
people carried handkerchiefs with flowers under the noses,
many believed the plague was spread by “bad smells”
refers to the cremation of all the dead bodies
We all fall down!
- refers to how it seemed like everyone was dying
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Peasants revolt all over Europe
People lose faith in the Church- all these
prayers to stop the Plague and violent war
were unanswered- where was God?
Those who survived wanted to celebratethe Church could not prevent war and
sickness, so the new focus is on HUMAN
ACHIEVEMENT
THE RENAISSANCE BEGINS- “REBIRTH”
A REVIVAL OF ART AND LEARNING
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Formation of guilds
Unsanitary Living Conditions
Social Mobility
Who ran politics?
-Merchants (grown wealthy off of trade)
-Nobles (knights are now gone)
-Artisans (grown popular with Humanism)
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Summarize the beginning of the Renaissance.
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Humanism
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SWBAT: Identify cultural contributions of
the Renaissance and Scientific Revolution:
humanism, literature, art, and architecture
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Many people felt let down by God after all the
violence of war and death from the plague
Humanism focused on people and their
potential and achievements
Studied the Greeks and Romans
Believed that life was to be enjoyed, that
being happy didn’t offend God
Focus on the SECULAR
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In your book turn to page 471
Reading pages 471-477 complete the
organizer.
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Show me what is due on Monday
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Summarize the basic principals of Humanism
The Printing Press and Telescope
Printing Press- Before all books were
handwritten- this is incredibly time consuming!
(Think of Book of Kells!)
 Johann Gutenberg, a German, invented the
printing press. The first book ever printed was a
Bible.
 Printing was fast and easy. Effect= books were
cheap enough that regular people could buy
them. Effect= Learning and literacy rates rise!
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Before the Renaissance the common belief
was that the earth was the center of the
universe and everything revolved around it…
this is known as geocentric theory
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This changed when Nicolaus Copernicus
mathematically proved that the sun was the
center of the universe. This is known at
heliocentric theory
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Italian Renaissance thinker Galileo supported
Copernicus and the heliocentric theory.
He improves on the telescope to support
Copernicus. Also makes other scientific
observations including the phases of Venus
The church is very much against this teaching
and had it banned
Galileo is sentenced to house arrest and
forced to take back his support of the new
ideas
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Renaissance includes a period known for the
large amounts of scientific ideas happening.
It is called the Scientific Revolution
Much of what is taking place builds on the
ideas of Aristotle
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Heliocentrism
Inertia
Gravity
This is when Newton is
figuring out gravity!
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Why would the printing press be the most
important invention of the Renaissance?
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How did humanism contribute to the
technological advances during the
Renaissance
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Fear not of man
Protestant Reformation
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SWBAT: to identify causes impetus and
effect of the protestant reformation.
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Practices and beliefs of the church were being
questioned?
Does this surprise us? Why?
Mainly the practice of selling indulgences was
what people were upset by.
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in 1516 when Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar was
sent to Germany by Pope Leo X to sell 'indulgences'
in order to raise money to rebuild St Peter's Basilica
in Rome. In 1517 Martin Luther wrote a scholastic
objection protesting against the Catholic church
practice of indulgencies which came to be known as
the 95 Theses. In the 95 Theses Luther denied that
the pope had the right to forgive sins. He nailed a
copy of the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle
Church in Wittenberg which were subsequently
translated from German into Latin and were
printed and distributed across Europe leading to
the Protestant Reformation.
Humanism encouraged people to question
traditional authority (like the Church)
 Martin Luther is upset by the corruption of the
Catholic Church
 Indulgences- instead of confessing and asking
forgiveness, you could buy an indulgence aka
buy your way into heaven
 Martin Luther’s 95 Theses grew wildly popular
and the followers of Luther broke away from the
Catholic Church and became the Protestant
church.
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Catholic Church (The Only Christian Church)
The Catholic Church
(Christian)
The Protestant Church
(Christian)
Baptists
Lutherans
Pentecostals
Methodists
On the essay portion of the Middle Ages test you found
one or more of the above words.
These are meant to give you direction for crafting a
splendid essay on the final. Here is what they mean…
Clarity- your points are not clear. Think them through
more and use evidence.
Accuracy- your facts are not correct. Double check them
Organization- it is hard to follow your argument. You
jump around to0 much from topic to topic. Organize
your thoughts in an outline. One topic per paragraph.
. Precision- too broad of claims. Be more specific and
detailed.
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See handout.
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Summarize how the Renaissance differed
from the Middle Ages
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Review
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SWBAT: effectively synthesis, summarize,
and discuss the major elements of the
Renaissance
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Plague hits Europe due to fleas easily
spreading because of the unsanitary
conditions
100 Years War (France and England)
People are losing faith in the church
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Humanism changes how people relate to the
world.
Focus on human potential
Revival of art and learning
Focus on classical Greece and Rome.
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Michelangelo
Donatello
Raphael
Da’Vinci
Newton
Copernicus
Galileo
Heliocentric theory
Geocentric theory
Gutenberg
Printing Press
In essay form (using the formula from the in
class essay)- answer one of the questions (3,
4, or 5) under Critical Thinking on page 502