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The Renaissance
Era1485-1660
Map of the British Islesand Ireland
BackgroundRenaissance is French for “Re-birth”
The Renaissance Man is born!
There was a renewed interest in classical learning
i. e. Ancient Greece and Rome
Renewal of the human spiritCuriosity and Creativity
All began in ItalyLeonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Christopher Columbus
Galileo
Discoveries and InventionsNew Calendar created in 1582, which we still use today
William Harvey studied the body’s blood circulation
63 Universities in Europe; 2x more men wanted to learn
Printing Press- publish new information, scientific communication, and religious texts
Clocks- Pendulum invented by Galileo
Eyeglasses/ Spectacles and Lenses for Microscopes and Telescopes
Flush Toilet
Gunpowder
Submarine
Wallpaper
Discoveries and Inventions
How do the discoveries like the printing press or lenses impact our lives?
In groups, write your answers on the board.
Politics Court is influenced by art, dress, speech of the ruling class, and $/ Patronage for the theatre
Henry VII- rebuilt the nation’s treasury and restored the prestige of the Monarchy
Henry VIII- seized the church’s property and dissolved the powerful monasteries, executed Thomas Moore, married 6 times
Mary I- fought to keep England Catholic, executed 300 Protestants
Elizabeth I- clever and strong, considered the most capable monarch since William the Conqueror, patron of the arts
James I- came to the throne after Elizabeth I’s death, persecuted Puritans who migrated to America and founded Jamestown in 1620, took measures to make England a “world power”
The Great Chain of Being
Prejudices:Suspicion of Foreigners
Irish oppression
Against the Scots and Welsh
Anti-Semitism
Growing slave trade
Hierarchies TodayCatholic Church
Pope, Patriarchs, Major archbishops, Cardinals, Primates, Metropolitans, Archbishops, Diocesan bishops, and other bishops
21st CenturyHigher professional and managerial workers, Lower managerial and professional workers, Intermediate occupations, Small Employers and non professional self-employed, Lower Supervisory and technical, Semi-Routine Occupations, Routine Occupations, and Long-term unemployed
Where would you place your favorite singer or actor? Where would the President of the U.S. stand in comparison?
HumanismRenaissance humanists
Erasmus- dedicated to restoring good literature (classical Greek and Latin) and good religion (Christianity purged of clerical abuses)
Thomas Moore
The rediscovery of classical Greek and Roman textsBest guides for learning and living
Focus on the individual/ self-perfection and personal excellence found in classical texts
Pushes for a more general education system
Rise in vernacular use in literature and the translation of classics
ShakespeareBackground
Life 1564-1616
Educated at a free grammar school in Stratford-on-Avon (lower middle class)
Due to royal favor and money, crosses class boundaries, and becomes a gentleman
Patron- Earl of Southampton
Successful troupe- Lord Chamberlain’s Men or the King’s Men during James I’s reign
Globe Theatre built in 1599
Shakespearean Sonnet- 14 lines and ended statement in a couplet
Macbeth
Tragedy
Scottish play
Written in 1606 and performed at the Globe Theatre
Based on an episode of history- the death of King Duncan at the hands of Macbeth
Setting: 11th century Scotland
Chronicles gaining power to the destruction from it
The rise and fall of blind ambition