Download intro, “YOU NEED A RENAISSANCE”

NAME______________________________
SECTION________
intro, “YOU NEED A RENAISSANCE”
1. When did the Renaissance take place?
14th and 15 century
2. Another name for the Renaissance is ___re-birth – (beginning in
Florence, Italy, it was a time of renewed growth in the arts and
sciences based on the achievements of the ancient greeks and romans.
Examining the lyrics
3.
Explain the lyrics; “There’s so little art in the Dark Ages.”
The Dark Ages or Middle Ages was a period of time with much
war/fighting, hunger and disease, like the Black death (aka Bubonic
Plague). people did not concern themselves with arts, learning, and
science. They concerned themselves with survival.
4. Explain the Lyrics, “Let’s get classical, take it back to Greeks.”
People became interested in the arts, architecture and philosophy of
the Greeks and Romans
5.
Explain the Lyrics,
“We’re smarter now; were practically geeks.”
NAME______________________________
SECTION________
The invention of the printing press by Johann Gutenberg allowed
multiple copies of books to be printed. This change the world of
literate and learning. Works could be shared easily
6. Explain the lyrics, “ The Medici Family will pay you mad
doubloons.” In addition, what can you infer is the meaning of
Doubloons?
The Medici family paid artist to work as artists –Patrons of art
Doubloons is money
7. Explain the lyrics, “ So we add perspective, paint in 3-D.”
addition, what does 3-D stand for?
In
One of the biggest innovation/change in art during the renaissance was
painting with Perspective, which made art more “lifelike”
3-D means 3 - dimensional, again lifelike
8.
Explain the Lyrics, “Raphael”.
Artist during renaissance who studies Michalangelo and DaVinci
9. Explain the lyrics, “Michelangelo.”
Sculptured and painted for medici family
Artist who painted Sistine Chapel
10. Explain the lyrics, “ Leonardo da Vinci.
He was a renaissance man.
NAME______________________________
SECTION________
Renaissance Man – describes someone who is great at many things : Da.
Vinci was a artist, sculpture, scientist, inventor.
He enjoyed science more than art!
11. Explain the lyrics, “Do you believe in magic like people used to.”
People during the Dark ages were very superstituious.
God worked in mysterious ways
Many believed
12. Explain the lyrics, “If you want me to believe you better show me
proof.”
People began to ask “why” again. They wanted proof. They didn’t just
accept things because mom and dad or the Church say it was so.
13. Explain the lyrics, “ Poof, This was the scientific revolution.”
Francis Bacon came up with the Scientific method. Used to show Proof.
We still use it today
14. Explain the lyrics, “How you like them apples? Like Isaac Newton.”
Proved there was no apple that fell on his head to discover gravity but
that there was a pull between objects that depended on their mass
15.
Explain the lyrics, “Copernicus thought it was the sun at center.”
Showed that the church was against new thoughts and ideas.
NAME______________________________
16.
SECTION________
Explain the Lyrics, “ Galileo’s telescope proved the Earth moved.”
Was an invention that changed science.
17. Explain the lyrics, “That’s what the Catholics, did selling
indulgences.
The church took money from people, forgave their sins and told them they
would be forgiven and get to heaven with the more money they gave the
church.
18. Explain the lyrics, “Till a monk named Martin Luther wasn’t feeling
it.”
Marin Luther said selling indulgences was against the teaching of Jesus
19. Explain the lyrics, “ Wrote 95 theses and tacked ‘em up.”
Martin luther listed 95 things that he felt strongly against that the
church was doing and posted them on his Church’s door.
20. Explain the lyrics, “Said the church is too fat like a Reese’s cup.”
The reformation – a plan to address the points made by the protestants
who left the church. Many meeting in Trent, Germany were made to establish
a new church doctrine.
21. Explain the lyrics, “We need to be more personal with Jesus.”
The people started a new religion called protestant and the catholic
religion “reformed”
NAME______________________________
22.
SECTION________
Explain the lyrics, “ Over in England, we find Henry VIII….
He is king of England. He had six wives, several imprisoned in the tower
of London. they are said to haunt the tower to this day.
23.
Explain the lyrics, “ You know how dads want to play ball with ….”
Henry the 8th had 6 wives and none of them gave him a son.
24.
one.”
Explain the lyrics, “ Well, his wife Catherine wasn’t giving him
So, he found a new girlfriend and wanted a divorce, but the catholic
church did not grant his divorce because the catholic church was against
divorce. So Henry changed the country’s religion to protestant.
25.
..
Explain the lyrics, “ Well, you start your own church if your Henry
Henry changed the church of his country, England, from Catholic to
protestant because he wanted a divorce in hopes that his new wife would
give him a son. The catholic faith would not allow divorce but the
protestant faith would.
=≠≠≠≠
NAME______________________________
SECTION________
CONTINUE ON THE BACK OF THIS PAPER:
CREATING YOUR OWN HIP HOP HISTORY SONG
STEP 1. Choose a topic about either Middle Ages and/or the renaissance
And create a rhyming lyric/song that you could rap to the
class.
STEP 2. WRITE THE FIRST LINE OF THE SONG
STEP 3. GENERATE A LIST OF WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THE WORD AT THE
END OF YOUR FIRST LINE
STEP 4. PUT ‘EM TOGETHER – CREATE YOU OWN BEAT OR USE MY BEAT CD
STEP 5: PERFORM (OPTIONAL)