Renaissance & Renaissance & Reformation Reformation
Jan 14, 2015
Renaissance & ReformationRenaissance & Reformation
HumanismAnd a
Rebirth in Learning
The Renaissance
Rise of Capitalism
Old Greek and Roman Learning New Asian Ideas( Muslims, Chinese, Indians)
Why Italy?
In Art In Literature
CommerceEffects of the Crusades
Middle ClassEnd of Feudalism
Humanism
Rise of Markets
Rise of New Towns
Humanism in Art
How Art became humanistic: Themes: everyday manTechnique: used “perspective”
perspective: technique used to make images look more realistic (3 dimensional)
Leonardo da Vinci: (1452-1519)“Renaissance Man” – could do many things really wellPaintings: (Mona Lisa) and the “Last Supper”
Michelangelo Buonarroti: (1475-1564)
Great sculptor and painter
Statue of “David”
Painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The Printing Press:
- invented by Johann Gutenberg - made books available to the masses (enough of them – affordable) - dramatically increased the collective knowledge of Europe - considered by many to be the most important innovation in history
IRA
Essential Questions:Essential Questions:
What was the relationship between the rise of capitalism and the decline of Feudalism?
Essential Questions:Essential Questions:
What impact did capitalism have on the Renaissance?
Essential Questions:Essential Questions:
How did Renaissance thinking differ from the Medieval thinking?
Essential Questions:Essential Questions:
How did the Reformation change the Roman Catholic Church’s leadership role in Europe?