Agenda 9/2Agenda 9/2

Objective: Map important places for the world around 1500. Explain the important people of the Renaissance.

1. Finish map/distribute textbooks

2. Renaissance Notes

3. Exit ticket

4. HW: Study for quiz on World around 1500 & Renaissance

The RenaissanceThe Renaissance

World History II

Chapter 1

Growth of TownsGrowth of Towns

• Starts in Italy? Why?• Increased trade:

– Genoa– Venice– Florence

The RenaissanceThe Renaissance

• Period that lasts from 1350-1600• Begins in city states of Italy

– Italy remained close to classics– Center for trade, remained

wealthy– Remained close to Byzantine(not

totally dark).

HumanismHumanism

New secular intellectual movement – focus on Latin, Greek and humanities

- Private tutors for rich

Individualism and human improvement were main ideas.

Important Author & WorkMachiavelli- The Prince

A rulers guidebook, discusses ways to hang on to power. Lie, cheat, steal- anything to stay in power

FlorenceFlorence

• Center of trade- after Crusades a flood of luxury goods are sent here…. City grows wealthy.

• De Medici- a wealthy banking family patron of the arts

RomeRome

• Center of Church, very wealthy. Rebuilding of ancient city.

• St. Peter’s Basilica

Architecture (Southern)Architecture (Southern)

• Returned to ideals of Greece and Rome. • Architects became as famous as artists.• Brunelleshci- advanced dome technology…. Larger

domes -Studied Roman arches.

Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo Da Vinci

MichelangeloMichelangelo

RaphaelRaphael

DonatelloDonatello

The Northern RenaissanceThe Northern Renaissance

• Ideas from Italy moved north to France, the “low countries” Germany, and England.

Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg

• Printing Press 1455• Helps in the spread of knowledge

– More books available– Printing in vernacular– More people have access to information, begin to question

large institutions • Church- leads to reformation• State- leads to civil war and eventual revolution

Eventually led to the 1st novel . . .Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes (1605)

Northern LiteratureNorthern Literature

• William Shakespeare- Playwright

• Erasmus- Religious Philosopher

“In Praise of Folly”

Northern vs. SouthernNorthern vs. Southern

–Southern »Italy »Secular»Humanism»Highly Advanced

art, arch, sculpture

»Frescoes

• Northern– Northern Europe

– More Religious Tone

– Christian Humanism

– Art less advanced- closer to middle ages.

– Used oils for painting

Exit TicketExit Ticket

Exit ticket:

1. Name two of the art masters and at least one work for each.

2. Describe two differences between the northern and southern renaissance.

3. Explain how the printing press changed society.