Transcript How did Medieval people tell the time?

What was life like in the Middle Ages?
 Brainstorm
5 features of
life in the
Middle Ages
in Europe
Categories
Agriculture
 Education
 Government
 Religion
 Conflict
 Technology
 Health
 Wealth
 Social structure
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How did Medieval
people tell the time?
What brought about changes in
the Medieval Period?
What was the Renaissance?
Bayeux Tapestry (probably commissioned c.1070)
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin (about 1435) by Jan van Eyck
Classical Art
Religion
Perspective
The Individual
Beauty
Madonna of Chancellor Rolin (about 1435) by Jan van Eyck
Glossary
 Renaissance
 Perspective
 Humanism
 Secular
 Patronage
 Polymath
Classical
History
City states
What was
special
about Italy?
Merchant
Class
Trade
Godfathers of the Renaissance
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chNCVzuRiY&feature=related
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Renaissance
Serf
Feudalism
Perspective
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Humanism
Secular
Patronage
Polymath
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Medici
City-State
Banking
Realism
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Classics
Donatello
Leonardo da
Vinci
Anatomy
This phrase embodies the ideas of Renaissance
Humanism, which considered humans empowered,
limitless in their capacity for development.
Thus the gifted people of the Renaissance sought to
develop their skills in all areas of knowledge,
physical development, in social accomplishments
and the arts.
 Characteristics?
 Homework
Identify three ‘Renaissance Men’ and
record the following details about
them
- Name, Picture, Place of Birth, DoB,
Interests, Achievements. If you are
able to also find out what their
reputation/status was during their
 Group
Project
5 minute presentation on your chosen person.
 Brief Biography & picture
 Why was he significant? Use the 5 R’s to help you organise your
ideas.
 Was he more significant that other leading figures of the time?
Could he be described as the ‘Ultimate Renaissance Man’?
 Individual
Assignment
Curriculum Vitae for either the same figure or another of your
choice.
 Where they worked/studied
 Who for – Patrons?
 Achievements and why they were significant
 Approx 200/300 words ‘selling’ themselves to prospective
patrons – for example: ‘Why I’m the ultimate Renaissance man’
or ‘Why my work can add prestige to your family’
Vasari
Lives of the Artists
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1. Remarkable?
Does it stand out from other events in
some way? How?
2. Resulting in Change?
Did it change history or peoples’ lives?
How? Who?
3. Remembered today?
By whom? Why?
4. Reveals something about
people at the time?
Who? What?
5. Relevant today?
Does it matter to us? To whom? How?
Why?
Homework Due
Monday 6th September
 Read
p326 and p328 – Create a
mind map or make notes to explain
what Humanism is.
 Who
p328
 Can
was Niccolo Machiavelli? p327 &
Machiavelli be considered a
Humanist?
What is Humanism?
Humanism
In favour of liberal education (grammar,
rhetoric, history, poetry, moral
philosophy) rather than professional
training
 Looked to classical texts for wisdom and
learning. Classical language a sign of well
educated
 Believed in the possibility of human
improvement through education and
study. (Physical, moral, spiritual,
aesthetic)
 Viewed existence as not only a
preparation for life after death but also as
a joy in itself.
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Humanists
 Not
against Church authority
(enrich not revolt against)
Niccolo Machiavelli
1469-1527
Better to be
feared than
loved?
What was different about the
Northern Renaissance?
 Humanist
thought
spread beyond Italy
carried by
- students
- printing
Johannes Gutenberg
of Mainz, Germany –
first European to use
moveable type to
print books c. 1450
What was different about the
Northern Renaissance?
 The
most influential
humanist of northern
Europe was Desiderius
ERASMUS, a Dutch
scholar. (1466-1536)
 He learned about the
ideas of Italian
humanists, such as
Francesco PETRARCH
from printed books
What was different about the
Northern Renaissance?
Erasmus and the northern humanists were
interested in the early Christian period as
well in Roman & Greek culture
 Erasmus believed that in its early years
Christianity had existed in harmony with
classical civilization
 He applied the critical method developed
by the Italian humanists to his study of
the Bible and argued for a return to the
simple message of Jesus
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What was different about the
Northern Renaissance?
 Erasmus
criticised medieval scholars
for making Christianity less spiritual
and more ceremonial and
complicated
 His most famous book, The Praise of
Folly, ridiculed ignorance,
superstition and vice. As well
criticising fasting, pilgrimages, and
some biblical interpretations.
What was different about the
Northern Renaissance?
 Thomas
MORE,
the
English humanist and great
friend of Erasmus agreed.
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UTOPIA in
1516, in which he
criticized the society
of his day by
describing an
imaginary ideal
society. Harmony and
He published
equality.
What was different about the
Northern Renaissance?
Artists
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Building on the new techniques of Italian artists a
group of painters in Flanders developed their own
distinctive style : FLEMISH SCHOOL
Perfecting the technique of painting in oil on
canvas
 One
of the most famous Flemish
artists Pieter Brueghel the Elder
(painting in mid 1500’s) depicted
lively country scenes but also used
his painting as a means to criticize
intolerance and cruelty
The Triumph of Death by Pieter Brueghal the Elder c.1562
Hans Holbein
1497 - 1543