Transcript Renaissance and Reformation

Renaissance
&
Reformation
Have you already learned about the
Renaissance and Reformation?
(the answer is definitely YES!)
Romeo
&
Juliet
Leonardo DaVinci
Hamlet
Christopher Columbus Macbeth
Julius Caesar
Othello
William Shakespeare The Tempest
King Lear
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VI
Merchant of Venice
The Renaissance
• A philosophical and artistic
movement that began in Italy and
altered how Europeans viewed
themselves and their world.
• Started in the mid 1300s and peaked
by the 1500s
Causes of the Renaissance
Towards the end of the Middle Ages (Dark Ages)…
“Ring around the rosy,
A pocketful of posies,
Ashes, Ashes,
We all fall down!”
Black Death…
Black Death spreads across Europe and
kills a third of the population
Example:
Before:
After:
1,200
People
400
People
$1,000
Economy
$1,000
=
$0.83 /
Perso
n
=
$2.5 /
Perso
n
The economy changed, social classes changed…
• Humanism
– New way of thinking and approaching the world
– Turned to classical Greek and Roman literature
– Admiration of individual achievement
• Trade
– Increased wealth and patronage in the arts
– Exposed Italy to Arab, African, and other
influences in sciences and health, encouraging
curiosity and pursuit of new knowledge
Features of the Renaissance
• Rebirth of ideas
• Classical learning, ancient Rome being the influence
• Focus on individual achievement: curiosity and
change – political, social, economic, and cultural
• People viewed everything differently
Most importantly…
• The results of the Renaissance
greatly impact how we live today!
In the next 60 seconds,
list as many inventions
we can attribute to the
Renaissance period…
Are you still awake?!?!
Time to get organized!
• Choose the graphic organizer that works
best for you
• Read “The Era of Awakening” on pages
162-163 in your textbook.
• Use your notes and the textbook to
complete your graphic organizer
Homework
• Think about this over the long weekend…
Why would Ms. Wynn show us this clip????
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6S2QDqT
lDQ&feature=related