Presentations: Grade sheets – You will be grading

each presentation.

Bell Work: Write a journal entry on the

following: "Imagine that you live in Florence, Italy immediately following the Black Death. You have survived, but many around you have not. Describe your environment. How do you feel?"

Share your journal entry with your

neighbor.

Vocabulary – Using your phone, look up the meaning for each of the

words below. humanism Secular

Learning Target 1: I can describe the characteristics of the Renaissance and understand why it began in Italy.

Why do you think the Renaissance occurred?

What were the driving forces behind it?

Possible Reasons: Increased trade with Asia and other regions Growth of large, wealthy city-states in Italy Renewed interest in the classical learning of

ancient Greece and Rome Rise of rich and powerful merchants, who

became patrons of the arts Increased desire for scientific and technical

knowledge Desire to beautify cities

TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT: READ THE ASSIGNED PASSAGES IN

YOUR BOOK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. PP. 48-50

Today’s Assignment: Complete “Trade Fuels City

Growth” You will need to use colored

pencils or crayons.

Bellwork:

Can you name a famous artist from the Renaissance?

Leonardo Da Vinci Series of videos Guided Notes – 30 Points

Formative Assessment Grade

Bell Work: 1. What does the term

Renaissance mean? 2. Where did the Renaissance

begin? 3. What was special about the

location of many of Italy’s city-states?

RENAISSANCE: Historical period in Europe from about 1300-1600 where a renewed interest in the classical culture of Greece and Rome led to changes in art, learning, and worldviews.

Renaissance (French for rebirth)

This time period is seen as a distinct passing from medieval to modern society.

A rebirth from the “Dark Ages” aka the Middle Ages

approximately 1,000 years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.

Some Ways to Describe It…

A time of creativity and great change

A rebirth from the disorder of the Middle Ages (Black Death, wars, etc…)

Why did the Renaissance occur? And why did it start in Italy? Increased trade with Asia and other

regions Italy – crossroads in Mediterranean Sea

Growth of large, wealthy city-states in Italy Rest of Europe – still rural

Renewed interest in the classical learning of ancient Greece and Rome

Why the Renaissance began in Italy (cont)… Rise of rich and powerful merchants,

who became patrons of the arts Ex: Medici family in Florence

Increased desire for scientific and technical knowledge

Desire to beautify cities Ancient ruins from the Roman Empire

Complete the Handout on Trade – 15 Minutes

How did Lorenzo de Medici's family values shape the origins of the Renaissance?"

Themes of the Renaissance Individualism:

Went against Christian humility of the Middle Ages.

Uniqueness, Personality Confidence in ability to achieve

greatness Genius, development of full potential Quest for glory

Humanism/Classicism Education centered around the

study of the Latin classics. Studied these classics to

understand human nature rather than only to understand God.

Focus on the humanities – grammar, rhetoric, poetry, history, etc…

Secularism A basic concern with the material world

instead of the spiritual world. “Worldly” Attention on improving life in the here

and now, but did not abandon religion. More focus on education, business,

wealth More leisure time, art patronage, etc…

Important Writers/Literature

Francesco Petrarch (1304-1374) “Father of Humanism” Poet Famous for writing sonnets – 14 line

poems to Laura

Other Humanists… Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536)

Orphan; joined a monastery Most famous work: The Praise of Folly

(1509) – used humor to expose immoral behavior of clergy

Key Beliefs: Education is key to moral/intellectual

improvement Christian attitude/study of the Bible

Other Humanists… Thomas More (1478-1535)

Lawyer, writer, counselor to Henry VIII Most famous work: Utopia (1516)

“nowhere” Ideal, nearly perfect society Very radical for its time Beheaded in 1535

Dante (1265-1321) From a noble family in Florence Wrote the Divine Comedy between

1313-1321. Journey of the soul through afterlife;

Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise Written in the Italian vernacular;

helped develop the language.

Writing in the Vernacular

Writing in the Vernacular Geoffrey Chaucer

(c. 1340-1400) Wrote The

Canterbury Tales in the English vernacular language.

Shakespeare

Renaissance Guidebooks The Book of the Courtier (1528)

Guide to becoming a Renaissance gentleman

The ideal Renaissance man should be: Educated in many subjects Know how to sing, dance, play an instrument Able to compose a sonnet, wrestle, ride

expertly, and speak and write eloquently.

The Prince (1513) by Niccolo Machiavelli

About political power How the ruler should gain,

maintain, and increase it “Machiavellian” – use of deceit in

politics “the end justifies the means”

Renaissance Guidebooks

Renaissance Renaissance ArchitectureArchitecture

Return from the Gothic style of the Middle Ages to the Classical styles of Early Greece and Rome.

Architecture became simpler, more symmetrical: columns, arches, domes

New TechniquesNew Techniques Perspective: The linear

representation of distance and space on a flat surface.

How? By making distant objects smaller than those close to the viewer. Gives the illusion of depth.

Examples of Perspective

Techniques See PPT from Mr. Ratcliff

The Geniuses of The Geniuses of Renaissance ArtRenaissance Art

1. Leonardo da Vinci2. Michelangelo3. Raphael 4. Donatello

Leonardo da Vinci Painter,

sculptor, inventor, scientist Mona Lisa The Last

Supper

The Last Supperhttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/leonardo-last-supper.html

The Mona Lisahttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/leonardo-mona-lisa.html

MichelangeloMichelangelo Famous works

include: Pieta statue of David ceiling of the

Sistine Chapel in Rome

Pietahttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/michelangelo-pieta.html

Statue of Davidhttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/Michelangelo-David.html

Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/sistine-chapel-ceiling.html

RaphaelRaphael

A student of Leonardo and Michelangelo

Famous painting: The School of

Athens

The School of Athenshttp://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/school-of-

athens.html

Donatello

Most famous for his sculptures

Most famous is his bronze statue of David