BELLWORK

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BELLWORK

• What was the role of the church in Medieval
  Europe?
• Read page 180 and answer the following questions
  
• When was the Renaissance?
• List two characteristics of the Renaissance. (1st
  paragraph)
• Where did the Renaissance start? Why did it start
  here?
• 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?

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Reminders

• All Unit 2 Tests/Short Answers must be made up by
  Friday!
• CURRENT EVENT THIS FRIDAY!!!!
• Find an article that interests you, and cut/print
  it out.
• 2 paragraph written response summary personal
  opinion
• Do not forget to properly site using MLA format!

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The Renaissance
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The Origins of the Renaissance

• 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

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Italian City-States

• Italy was made up of five city-states, 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
• Milans connection to France encouraged the
  spread of the Renaissance
• Naples and the Papal States helped spread the
  Renaissance through trade and religion

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Unit 3 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

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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 Medicis were bankers out of Florence
• The families gave support to various artists

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Characteristics of the Renaissance

• Humanism
• Individualism
• Questioning Attitude
• Interest in secularism, or non-religious worldly
  matters
• Rise of the middle class
• Great achievements in the arts

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Humanism

• Idea that focused on human achievements and
  potential rather than religious themes
• Concentrated on everyday human problems and
  relationships
• Humanists focus on pleasure rather than morality

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Humanism

• How do you think humanism, secularism, and a
  questioning attitude changed peoples views of
  the Catholic Church?
• New ideas of the Renaissance often conflicted
  with the traditional teachings of the Catholic
  Church and Medieval thinking

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Renaissance Art

• Italians 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

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Medieval Art

• Artists depicted subjects in an unrealistic two
  dimensional style to indicate the importance of
  the soul over the body

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Characteristics of Renaissance Art

• Three dimensional
• Realistic
• Lifelike
• Influenced by Greco-Roman culture
• Use of oil paint
• Baptism of Christ (Da Vinci)

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Medieval Renaissance Art

• What were the differences between Medieval and
  Renaissance Art?

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Enthroned Madonna and Child , 1280
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Giotto. Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
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The School of Athens
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The Alba Madonna
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Italian Renaissance Artists

• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Michelangelo
• Raphael
• Donatello

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Leonardo Da Vinci

• Da Vinci was considered the Renaissance Man
• Was a painter, sculptor, inventor, and a
  scientist
• (The Vitruvian Man, 1485)

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Leonardo Da VinciThe Last Supper
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Leonardo Da VinciMona Lisa
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RaphaelThe School of Athens
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RaphaelThe Alba Madonna
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MichelangeloThe Sistine Chapel
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MichelangeloDavid
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MichelangeloPieta
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Donatello bronze David

• First unsupported standing work in bronze during
  the Renaissance period

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Renaissance Writers

• Began 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?

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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

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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
• You are now going to read excerpts from The
  Prince and answer 12 questions.

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CLOSURE

• What 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?

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The Printing Revolution

• 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.

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Reading The Importance of Moveable Type

• You 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.