Transcript The Renaissance

History
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At the end of the 11th
Century, thousands of
Christians launched
the Crusades.
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The Crusades were a
series of battles to win
back the Holy Land,
Palestine, from the
Muslims.
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One of the lasting
effects of the
Crusades was an
increase in trade
between the Middle
East and countries
on the
Mediterranean Sea.
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This ended
feudalism because
the serfs were able
to find better work in
towns.
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In addition to the
Crusades, a plague
known as the Black
Death swept
through Europe.
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The Black Death
killed about 1/3 of
Europe’s population.
Black Death Map
What does the Black Death and
“Ring Around the Rosie” have in
common?
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The Black Death Clip
Ring Around the Rosie
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Ring Around the Rosie
When a person contracted the Bubonic Plague, they would gain rose-colored, puss-filled sores
on their body called rosies. As the infection spread, rings would wind around the rosies. "Ring
around the rosie," refers to these rings.
Pocket Full of Posies
During the time of the Bubonic Plague, people realized that it was harmful to go around the
body of someone who had died from the plague. The common practice in some areas of
Europe was to fill the shirt or jacket pocket of the deceased with posies so that others would
know to leave the body alone."Pocket full of posies," was what would soon happen after the
person started getting the rings around the rosie. Once the rings started to form, the
undertaker would be called to prepare the posies.
Ashes Ashes
Once the body of the person who had died from the plague had been taken away, it would be
burned. This is essentially when cremation started as a form of burial.
There was a lot of worry that extra handling of the body could cause people to get sick. There
was also worry by some that the body would come back in the form of a vampire or some other
type of the walking dead. Burning the body was the only true option they had.
We All Fall Down
It was believed by many that eventually that Bubonic Plague would wipe out all of civilization. It
is understandable why they had this belief because of the number of people that were dying
everyday from the Plague.
The Black Death killed off an estimated 20-35% of the population of Eurasia during its historic
run. It was nearly impossible for anyone to not know at least one person who died from the
Plague at the time.
The Renaissance
All of those forces combined helped
bring about the Renaissance.
 The Renaissance was a rebirth of
creativity, literature and learning in
Europe from about 1300 to 1600 A.D.
 The rediscovery of ancient Greek and
Roman knowledge influenced the
Renaissance.
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The Rebirth of Europe
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The Renaissance began in the citystates of the Italian Peninsula due to
increased trade between Italian
merchants and the Middle East.
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Those with wealth showed pride in their
city by hiring architects to build beautiful
churches, public fountains and
sculptures.
St. Peter’s Basilica; Rome.
Chambord, France.
Art in the Renaissance
The art reflected the beliefs of the
period.
 Many Renaissance paintings had
religious themes.
 Painters also found new ways to create
more realistic works. This technique
was known as perspective.
 Perspective gave objects in a painting
the appearance of depth and distance.
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Famous Renaissance Artworks
“The Last Supper,” Leonardo da Vinci
“Mona Lisa,” Leonardo da
Vinci
The Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo
The Renaissance Spreads
In the late 1400s, the Renaissance
began to spread north from Italy to
France, England, Germany and
Flanders (part of Belgium).
 Many famous writers, including William
Shakespeare, examined human nature
and worldly things.
 The word secular means worldly or not
related to religion.
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Famous Plays by Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
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Romeo & Juliet
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Hamlet
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Othello
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Macbeth
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Midsummer Night’s
Dream
Other Advances in the
Renaissance
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Scientists studied
about the human
body and minerals
that made up the
Earth’s surface.
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The invention of the
printing press
helped these ideas
spread across
Europe.
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The Printing Press
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The invention of the
printing press had a
huge impact on
Europe.
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Johann Gutenberg, a
German, created a
machine that pressed
movable type against
paper.
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The printing press
allowed 500 times as
many books to be
printed in the same
amount of time.
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Question: How did the
printing press help
ideas spread during
the Renaissance?
Review Questions
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1. Where did the
Renaissance begin?
The Italian
Peninsula.
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3. Name one
famous
Renaissance artist
or writer?
2. How did the
Crusades help the
start of the
Renaissance?
Increased trade and
ended feudalism.
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Michelangelo,
Leonardo da Vinci,
William
Shakespeare.