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World History II The Renaissance Lecture Notes: Unit 1 Lesson 2 Standard WHII.2b To Do: Vocabulary Interpretation Question of the day Notes Activity - Drawings Multiple Choice Analysis Vocabulary Middle Ages Theologian Renaissance Humanism Catholic Pagan Secular Feudalism Interpretation: Would you be willing to ignore everything going on around you (EVERY aspect of your worldly life) and instead focus only on living a perfectly sinless life and getting into heaven? Why? Why not? What do you think the rest of your classmates are going to say? Question of the Day What were the artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance? Life in the Middle Ages The people of Europe are simple, hard working and Religious. They focus on getting into Heaven rather than living well on Earth. How did Europe become so Catholic? They used to be Pagan The Empire Transitions 350 CE Roman Emperor Constantine I becomes Catholic…and so does the rest of the Empire. The Roman Empire West: 31 BC To 476 CE East: 31 BC To 1453 CE Catholicism in the Middle Ages 476 CE Western half of Roman Empire dies and the Pope becomes the most powerful man in Europe. During the Middle Ages (476 – 1300 CE), the majority of Europe is strongly Catholic. Greek and Roman knowledge stays with the Empire…lost elsewhere. The Return Voyage Brings… Humanism Petrarch (1304-1374) Father of Humanism Poet and Author Humanism Defined: Studying man’s history and present actions rather than the Bible. Erasmus (of Rotterdam 1466-1536 ) Dutch humanist and theologian The Praise of Folly (1511) Pointed out and made fun of the corruption of the Catholic Church. Wanted to stay with the Catholic Church Influenced Martin Luther and is therefore sometimes called the father of the reformation Why people questioned the Pope - 1 What would you think if 1/3 of this class was dead tomorrow ? Disease Spreads…but so do ideas. Why people questioned the Pope - 2 With trade comes new ideas…the idea that another culture does things differently might make me question my own. Activity! On your activity page take 5 minutes to draw a humanist: What might they look like? What might they have with them? Medieval Art “Renaissance Man” Michelangelo - Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect and poet. The Sistine Chapel Pope Julius II paid Michelangelo to paint the ceiling…took him 4 years to do it. Laid on his back painting wet plaster while on high scaffolds. Leonardo da Vinci Italian Renaissance mathematician, architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, scientist, musician, and painter. Activity! On your activity page take 5 minutes to draw a Renaissance Man: What might they look like? What might they have with them? Northern Renaissance The Renaissance moves north during the 1500s. Again, ideas move with trade. Two important figures = King Louis XIV of France and William Shakespeare. The Palace at Versailles Built just outside of Paris, France in the 17th century, it was the height of the European Renaissance. So was Louis XIV, the Sun King. William Shakespeare (1564 –1616) English Best known poet to write in the English language. Wrote plays, sonnets, and poems. Activity! With your group, create a drawing summarizing the Renaissance. What are the main ideas? Why is the Renaissance important? Where did the Renaissance happen? What events caused the Renaissance? Question of the Day What were the artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance? Multiple Choice Question Analysis Extra Time Movie Kingdom of Heaven