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BELLWORK
What was the role of the church in Medieval Europe?
What is a guild?
Read page 180 and answer the following questions:
List two characteristics of the Renaissance (1st paragraph)
Where did the Renaissance start? Why did it start here?
Why were Italians attached to classical traditions?
THINKER: Why was the church so strong? In your
opinion, why did people believe everything the church
said? What would happen if they went against the
church?
FYI……
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Unit 2 tests must be made up by Friday!
► ½ day schedule this week
► No map quiz this unit!
► Food Drive! Bring in canned goods this week!
► Today: Unit 3 Intro (Renaissance, Reformation,
Exploration)
► Next week: Veteran’s Day schedule
The Renaissance
The end of Medieval Europe and
emergence of Modern times
The Origins of the Renaissance
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The term Renaissance means “rebirth” in Latin
1350 – 1600
This time period was a “rebirth” of art, ideas, literature, and
values.
These new ideas caused many Europeans to leave the
Catholic church (Starts church reformation)
Begins in Florence, Italy and spreads north to the rest of
Europe
 center of trade between Europe and Africa
 center of Greco-Roman culture
 center of the Catholic Church
Italian City-States
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Italy was made up of five citystates, each with their own
characteristics and governments
Florence is considered the
birthplace of the Renaissance
Venice was a major trading port
and helped spread the Renaissance
Milan’s connection to France
encouraged the spread of the
Renaissance
Naples and the Papal States helped
spread the Renaissance through
trade and religion
The Beginning
The Renaissance was the
rebirth of art & learning; start
of “modern times”
► It was influenced by very
powerful families such as the
Medici family
► The Medici’s were bankers out
of Florence
► The families gave support to
various artists
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Unit
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Vocabulary
The Renaissance/Reformation period introduced a lot of
new beliefs, views, and ideas. Before we learn about the
specifics, define the following vocabulary words in your
notes:
Humanism
Secularism
Individualism
Chateaux
Indulgences
Theocracy
Seminary
Mercantilism
Characteristics of the Renaissance
► Humanism:
human achievements/potential
rather than religion
► Interest in secularism, or non-religious
worldly matters
► Individualism
► Questioning Attitude
► Rise of the middle class
► Great achievements in the arts
New Ideas
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How do you think humanism,
secularism, and a questioning
attitude changed people’s
views of the Catholic Church?
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New ideas of the Renaissance
often conflicted with the
traditional teachings of the
Catholic Church and Medieval
thinking
Renaissance Art: Page 185
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were the characteristics of Renaissance art?
How was this different than the Middle Ages?
► What new techniques were used in Renaissance
art?
► How was Renaissance architecture different from
Medieval architecture?
► What was the theme of Renaissance sculptures?
► List four important Renaissance artists and their
most famous works.
BELLWORK: November 3rd
Why is it called the Renaissance? What was it a “rebirth” of?
2. Who was the Medici family? How did they contribute to the
Renaissance? (183)
Read “Renaissance Arts” on page 185….
3. What were the characteristics of Renaissance art? How was this
different than the Middle Ages?
4. What new techniques were used in Renaissance art?
5. How was Renaissance architecture different from Medieval archit.?
6. What was the theme of Renaissance sculptures?
7. THINKER: During the Renaissance, people begin to question how
Kings should rule. Historians continually debate whether it is better
for a leader to be loved or feared. What do YOU think? Explain! 23 sentences!
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► Italians
Renaissance Art
were willing to spend a lot of money on art
► Art communicated political, spiritual and social
values
► Public art in Florence was organized and supported
by guilds
► Guild: association of craftsman in a particular
trade
► Therefore, art was used as a form of competition
for social and political status
Renaissance Art
►What
were the differences between
Medieval and Renaissance Art?
Medieval Art
►Artists
depicted
subjects in an
unrealistic two
dimensional style
to indicate the
importance of the
soul over the body
Characteristics of Renaissance Art
► Three
dimensional
► Realistic
► Lifelike
► Influenced by
Greco-Roman
culture
► Use of oil paint
“Baptism of Christ” (Da Vinci)
Enthroned
Madonna and
Child ,
1280
Giotto.
Madonna
and Child
Enthroned
with Saints
The School of Athens
The Alba Madonna
Italian Renaissance Artists
► Leonardo
Da Vinci
► Michelangelo
► Raphael
► Donatello
Leonardo Da Vinci
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Vinci was considered
the “Renaissance Man”
► Was a painter, sculptor,
inventor, and a scientist
(The Vitruvian Man, 1485)
Leonardo Da Vinci
“The Last Supper”
Leonardo
Da Vinci
“Mona Lisa”
Raphael
“The School of Athens”
Raphael
“The Alba Madonna”
Michelangelo
“The Sistine Chapel”
http://www.vatican.va/vario
us/cappelle/sistina_vr/
Michelangelo
“David”
Michelangelo
“Pieta”
Donatello
bronze “David”
► First
unsupported
standing work in
bronze during the
Renaissance period
Medieval Architecture
Renaissance Architecture
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Filippo Brunelleschi
His dome in Florence was
considered to be the greatest
engineering feat of the time!
► Began
Renaissance Writers
to use the
vernacular (vernacular =
the native language)
instead of classical Latin
► Machiavelli, wrote “The
Prince”– a handbook for
behavior
► Make a prediction  What
were Renaissance authors
writing about?
Machiavelli
► Machiavelli
was a political
philosopher
► “The Prince” advised kings
how to rule
► Within the Machiavellian
way of thinking, people
questioned the corruption
of the government &
church
William Shakespeare
► The
best known
Renaissance writer
was William
Shakespeare
► Between 1590 and
1613 he wrote 37
plays that are still
preformed around the
world
Renaissance Values
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As you know, the Renaissance
was a “rebirth” of new ideas
and values.
Today, you are going to focus
on these new values by
completing a graffiti board.
This strategy will challenge
you to learn about one value
and represent it in a
creative/visual way.
► Humanism
► Individualism
► Skepticism
► Well-Roundedness
► Secularism
► Classicism
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GRAFFITI BOARD
students will be broken up into six groups and given a
specific value to focus on.
► You will take all your knowledge of that value and transfer it
onto the graffiti board.
► On the graffiti board you should write facts, draw pictures,
sketch important concepts or reiterate ideas about your value.
► Do NOT just copy information from the handout.
► It is your blank canvas, do whatever you like. It should be a
free expression of your knowledge. BE CREATIVE! Everyone
must contribute!
► After your graffiti board is finished, you will present it to the
class. Make sure you are knowledgeable on your value – you
are teaching it!
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Groups
Humanism
 Samantha, Caitlin, Jon, Paige, Roberto
Individualism
 Brittany, Jahman, Anna, Lucas, Will
Skepticism
 Georgiana, Sophia, Lia, Thomas S, Andrew
Well-Roundedness
 James, Yesenia, Mackenzie, Emily, Elias
Secularism
 Bianca, Sam, Nicole, Noel, Asia, Thomas G
Classicism
 Destiny, Marissa, Demi, Hannah, Rossy, Tiana
► What
CLOSURE
is the Renaissance?
► Where did the Renaissance start? (country and
city!)
► What were some characteristics of Renaissance
art? How is this different from Medieval art?
► Who were some of the most influential
Renaissance artists?
► What is humanism?
The Printing Revolution
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In 1456, Johann Gutenberg printed
the bible using movable metal type on
a machine called a Printing Press
Printed books became cheap and
easier to produce
Now, readers gained access to broad
range of knowledge (Medicine to
Religion)
The printing press would greatly
contribute to the Reformation of the
church.
Reading: The Importance of
Moveable Type
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are now going to read a handout on
Gutenberg and his accomplishment of
Moveable type.
► As we read, follow along and be ready to
discuss the four questions.