The Renaissance

• The learner will be able to: analyze the origin of the Italian & Northern Renaissances, in order to understand the evolution of culture within Europe.– Guided Instruction– Document Analysis

WarmUp #1• 1. Analyze the map on pg. 436 & answer the

questions regarding European trade in the 1300’s.

• 2. Read the “Causes of the Renaissance” (quick fact box) on pg. 439 & write 1 concise sentence explaining, in your own words, why the Renaissance began.

The Italian Renaissance: 1350-1500

• Renaissance = “rebirth”– looking back to Greco-Roman times for inspiration

• began in Italy & spread north to rest of Europe

• Characteristics:– urban: city-states are most powerful– secular (non-religious) outlook– emphasized human ability

• high regard for individual accomplishment (Renaissance Man: someone good at everything = Leonardo da Vinci)

Humanism• humanism: emphasis

on human intellect & capability

• Petrarch: father of Renaissance humanism

• grew into the study of the humanities (i.e. literature, history, art)

Italian City-States• Venice, Florence & Milan:

most powerful city-states• Venice: traded all over

Mediterranean• Florence: banking hub

– controlled by de Medici family

– cultural center for Italy– Lorenzo de Medici: great

patron of the arts• a wealthy individual who

pays to have art created

Niccolo Machiavelli

• Machiavelli: politician in Florence– lost favor & exiled– wanted to return – wrote book of statecraft dedicated to the de Medicis

• the Prince: how to gain & keep power

• Machiavelli believed good leaders should be amoral: do best for the city regardless of if it is morally right or wrong– “by any means necessary”

Machiavelli & The Prince

• Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand: for everyone can see & few can feel. Everyone sees what you appear to be…few really know what you are. Machiavelli: the Prince

Medieval Art• very flat

• lots of symbolism

• religious themes (primarily)

Renaissance Art

• developed perspective = 3 dimensions on flat surfaces

• used geometry to show distance, light & space• studied human anatomy for figures• very realistic• Brunelleschi: the de Medici’s architect

– designed churches more for the human worshipper than for God who was being worshipped

Brunelleschi’s Dome

Renaissance Artists• “the ninja turtles”

– Leonardo da Vinci: painter, inventor, poet, philosopher, body dissector etc. (The Last Supper, Mona Lisa etc.)

– Michelangelo: painter, sculptor, architect, etc. (ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, David = perfectly proportional)

– Raphael: painter (Madonna and Child, School of Athens = balance, harmony & order)

– Donatello: sculptor with realistic style

– Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Opening

Leonardo da Vinci

Donatello

Michelangelo

Raphael

The Renaissance

John Green's Crash Course #22: "The Renaissance: Was It A Thing?"

In-CLASS ASSESSMENT

• 1. What does the word “renaissance” mean? What language is the word derived from?

• 2. What are the three main city-states where the Italian Renaissance was founded & located?

• 3. What is a “Renaissance Man”? Give an example.

• 4. Name the text written by Machiavelli. According to him, good leaders should be __________________.

• 5. Name 4 most prominent Renaissance artists (i.e. “the ninja turtles”).

HOMEWORK: HOMEWORK: The PrinceThe Prince• Read the section from The Prince & do a

“SOAPSTone” on a separate piece of paper.– Speaker (author)– Occasion (time & place)– Audience (who was it written to, then…)– Purpose (why was it written, then…)– Significance (why is it important today?)– Tone

• Write a paragraph, on whether it is better for a parent/teacher/principal/president to be feared OR loved.