NIKE

NIKE Today is a BIG DAY for the US Government.

Do you know why? Homework in the folder. How did U.S. markets respond to the possibility

of a federal government shutdown?

If you could talk to your representative or senator, how would tell him or her to vote regarding government funding of Obamacare? Explain

Renaissance

I. Renaissance means rebirth and Europe was recovering from the dark Middle Ages and the Plague.

B. Education, art, literature, and science C. Approximately 1300 - 1600

II. The Renaissance started in Italy where wealth from trade supported art learning.

A. Here also modern capitalism was born. Private individuals or companies, not the government, owned businesses. The main goal is profit.

Where did the Renaissance begin? Why?

POWERDescribe how you would rule as a

King?

How would want your people

to say you rule?

III. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), in The Prince (1513) said, basically, one must do whatever one must do to get and stay in power. If it works, it is the "right" thing to do. Forget ideals; lie, cheat, even murder if you must. A stable state is needed.

Better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved Ruler should be quick and decisive in decision making

Ruler keeps power by any means necessary The end justifies the means

Be good when possible, and evil when necessary

IV. Humanism, a system of thought and action concerned with human interests and values, was the dominant movement of the Renaissance.

A. Human beings have dignity and intelligence.

B. They (we) can change the world and make it a better place for all.

V. The ideal so-called Renaissance man was successful in business, well-mannered, educated, athletic, and brave.

A. The goal of education became making people well-rounded.

B. Religion remained important, but the authority and some practices of the church began to be questioned.

Gutenberg Bible

C. The Gutenberg Bible, named for the craftsman and inventor of printing by use of moveable type, Johannes Gutenberg, was completed in 1455 at Mainz, Germany. The three-volume Latin text arguably represents the greatest single innovation in the history of communication technology, as well as a style of printing that existed almost unaltered until the twentieth century. Gutenberg’s invention and the dispersion of relatively cheap printed materials ultimately created enormous change—social, political, economic, and religious.

VI. Some brilliant people lived during this time.

The Renaissance produced new ideas that were reflected in the arts, philosophy, and literature.

Patrons, wealthy people, sponsored works which glorified Italy. Education became increasingly secular.

Medieval art and literature focused on the Church and salvation

Renaissance art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters,

along with Christianity.

A. Leanardo da Vinci (1452-1519) painted (Mona Lisa), studied geology, chemistry and anatomy, designed buildings, canals and weapons, and sketched engines and flying machines.

B. Michelangelo Buonaroti (1475-1564) painted (the Sistine Chapel ceiling), sculptured (David), designed buildings, and wrote poetry.

D. Raphael (1483-1520)

F. William Shakespeare wrote plays showing humans as in God's image, but part of this world as well.

Shakespeare’s Hamlet

“To be or not to be….”

Renaissance Dance

1st Published-1650-John Playford- English Dance Master. Contained 360 dances and lessons. Most designed for

longway sets of three couples are more. Use any number. For dancing country-dances.