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DO NOW: Answer the
following question: Why
do you think the
Renaissance and
Humanism is so impactful
to history? Why is it worth
studying?
WRITE YOUR ANSWER HERE:
Saint Thomas Aquinas and Humanism
● Thomas Aquinas was a Catholic philosopher living
in the 1200s
● He stressed that faith is important, but humans
could also gain knowledge from logic and reason.
● His views sparked humanism in Europe
● The Catholic church disagreed, stating that
humans should only observe the world through
faith
● Renaissance thinkers used Aquinas’ ideas to look
back at the teachings of Aristotle, Plato, and
Socrates and study the Reason and Logic of the
Greek and Romans.
Humanism
During the Renaissance, Europeans returned to Greek and Roman ideas.
One Idea was Humanism.
Humanists saw the individual and society as important.
The human brain is a gift so we should use it to gain knowledge through
reason, not religious faith.
● If you are talented at something that is a gift and you should pursue it.
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The impact of Humanism
● Humanist scholars sought to understand the
world around us.
● They studied math, biology, astronomy,
engineering, and medicine.
● Humanists like Leonardo Da Vinci even cut
open bodies to learn more about the human
anatomy.
● How does Humanism go against the beliefs of
the Catholic Chuch? Explain Humanism
makes us use our brain to gain things. But if
we listen to the Pope were gain his
knowledge not our own.
Where did the Renaissance take place?
● The Renaissance takes place
throughout Europe, but it
starts in the city of Florence,
Italy.
● Rome quickly becomes a
destination for Renaissance
painters because the Pope
will pay $$$$$$$!
Where is the best place to see
Renaissance art in person?
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The Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italyan old Medici palace contains a huge
collection!
The Vatican in Rome contains the
largest art and artifact museum in the
world.
Churches all over Italy contain
renaissance masterpieces
In America: The Chicago Museum of
Art and the Met in NYC are the best
places to view Renaissance art
The Vatican Museum: Home to the greatest art
collection known to man
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The building were very high
They wore the same outfits for long
time
I Wonder
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Will the hole place ever fall or get tear
down.
Leonardo Da Vinci
● Born in Florence
● Most known for the Mona Lisa and
the Last Supper
● Da Vinci was also a great scientist,
engineer, and inventor.
● He kept notebooks filled with
inventions but used a secret code
so nobody could steal his ideas.
The Last Supper- Leonardo Da Vinci
The Mona Lisa Leonardo Da Vinci
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Michelngelo
● Michelangelo was born in
Florence and lived to be 89!
● The Medici family allowed
Michelangelo to study their
Roman statues to use as
inspiration for his own work
like David.
● He began his career as a
sculptor but in 1508 the Pope
called him to Rome to paint the
Sistine Chapel in the vatican.
● He also was a great architect,
by designing St Peter’s Basilica
after the death of Bramante.
Pope Julius ll the “Warrior Pope”
Pope Julius II hired Michelangelo to paint
the Sistine Chapel.
Michelangelo: The Sistine Chapel
Raphael
● Born in Urbino, Italy (Then
moved to Florence.)
● Raphael used his painting
to show the grace and
beauty of humans (versus
Michelangelo who showed
the strength and power)
● Raphael was called to the
Vatican at the same time as
Michelangelo to paint the
Pope’s library.
The School of Athens- Raphael
Raphael: The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the temple
Renaissance Writers
● Petrarch
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One of the Earliest Humanists, Petrarch began a new age
of writing in the Renaissance
● Dante
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Wrote the Divine Comedy, telling of a journey from hell to
heaven
● Chaucer
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Wrote the Canterbury Tales, a story of pilgrims on a
religious journey.
William Shakespere
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One of the most widely read writers in the world.
Wrote famous works like Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth,
Hamlet, Henry V
Why do you believe Dante created the
layers of hell in this order? Explain
To scare people away from wanting to
go to hell.
Shakespeare in our world
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Exit Ticket:
● How did Humanism impact the way people worked and thought during
the Renaissance? Do you think the Renaissance is possible without
Humanism? Explain