agenda 9/2 objective: map important places for the world around 1500. explain the important people...
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Agenda 9/2Agenda 9/2
Objective: Map important places for the world around 1500. Explain the important people of the Renaissance.
1. Finish map/distribute textbooks
2. Renaissance Notes
3. Exit ticket
4. HW: Study for quiz on World around 1500 & Renaissance
The RenaissanceThe Renaissance
• Period that lasts from 1350-1600• Begins in city states of Italy
– Italy remained close to classics– Center for trade, remained
wealthy– Remained close to Byzantine(not
totally dark).
HumanismHumanism
New secular intellectual movement – focus on Latin, Greek and humanities
- Private tutors for rich
Individualism and human improvement were main ideas.
Important Author & WorkMachiavelli- The Prince
A rulers guidebook, discusses ways to hang on to power. Lie, cheat, steal- anything to stay in power
FlorenceFlorence
• Center of trade- after Crusades a flood of luxury goods are sent here…. City grows wealthy.
• De Medici- a wealthy banking family patron of the arts
Architecture (Southern)Architecture (Southern)
• Returned to ideals of Greece and Rome. • Architects became as famous as artists.• Brunelleshci- advanced dome technology…. Larger
domes -Studied Roman arches.
The Northern RenaissanceThe Northern Renaissance
• Ideas from Italy moved north to France, the “low countries” Germany, and England.
Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg
• Printing Press 1455• Helps in the spread of knowledge
– More books available– Printing in vernacular– More people have access to information, begin to question
large institutions • Church- leads to reformation• State- leads to civil war and eventual revolution
Eventually led to the 1st novel . . .Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes (1605)
Northern LiteratureNorthern Literature
• William Shakespeare- Playwright
• Erasmus- Religious Philosopher
“In Praise of Folly”
Northern vs. SouthernNorthern vs. Southern
–Southern »Italy »Secular»Humanism»Highly Advanced
art, arch, sculpture
»Frescoes
• Northern– Northern Europe
– More Religious Tone
– Christian Humanism
– Art less advanced- closer to middle ages.
– Used oils for painting