renaissance europe goes global. origins crusades—europeans invaded the islamic empire &...
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RenaissanceEurope Goes Global
Origins
• Crusades—Europeans invaded the Islamic Empire & realized life could be much better
• Increased Trade=More $=Education=Art• Return to the Classics—Europeans began to
study the Classical cultures of Greece & Rome • Humanism-belief in studying the abilities &
achievements of man
Guttenberg & the Press
15th Century German printer, made printing cheaper & more efficient by introducing movable type to Europe
Bible was the 1st book printed on his pressMade $ by printing Indulgences for the Catholic
church
Arts
Two Different Renaissances
Italian• Focused on painting &
sculpture• Frescoes• Supported by the
church• Municipal works
Northern• Flemish painters• Writers like More &
Shakespeare
Leonardo da Vinci
Known for the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, & his many, many diaries left behind
Had plans for a bicycle & a helicopter in his diaries
Studied anatomy & nature to make his painting & sculptures more realistic
Michelangelo
• Italian sculptor & painter• Contemporary & rival of Leonardo da Vinci• Painted the Sistine Chapel• Sculpted David & La Pieta
New Techniques
Perspective- added depth to pictures
Flemish Painters
Flanders=Southern Netherlands also known as the Low Countries
1st to use oil paintsFocused on portraits, landscapes, & everyday life
WRITERS OF THE RENAISSANCE
Literature
Shakespeare
• Most famous writer of the English language• Wrote over 30 plays & serves as the standard
for playwrights today• His plays were performed @ the Globe Theater• Wrote for Lord Chamberlain’s Men aka the
King’s Men • His stories play on common themes that still
apply today, love, hate, revenge, etc.
Other Writers
• Petrarch-wrote sonnets including 1 about the perfect woman
• Thomas More-wrote Utopia, about a perfect society
• Cervantes-wrote Don Quixote & other plays• Castiglione-The Book of the Courtier• Machiavelli-The Prince• Christine de Pivan-one of the 1st women to
support her family writing• Erasmus-humanist, Christianity of the heart
not ceremonies• Martin Luther-Catholic scholar & 1st Protestant?
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