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The Renaissance1350-1600
EQ: What was life like in the 14th-17th centuries?
Renaissance means “re-birth”Considered to be the true
beginning of modern history
Began in ItalyA cultural movementWhat is a “Renaissance
Man?”
Art
Linear Perspective Realism Human Anatomy Secular Works Artists: Michelangelo and Leonardo da
Vinci
Literature
Johann Gutenberg- what did he invent? Not everything was in Latin anymore Patrons Playwrights: Christopher Marlowe and
William Shakespeare
MarloweShakespeare
Gutenberg
Exploration
Discovery of new lands Explorers: Christopher
Columbus and Sir Francis Drake
Columbus
Drake
Science
Galileo greatly improved the design of the telescope and also pioneered major discoveries in astronomy, technology, and physics
Copernicus was an astronomer, mathematician, lawyer, physician, artist, translator, diplomat, economist...a true Renaissance man!
CopernicusGalileo
Music
Ars Nova (“new technique”) Development of vocal polyphony Sheet music Composers: Dufay, des Prez,
Palestrina, Dowland, and Byrd
des Prez
DufayPalestrina
Recap
What were the dates of the Renaissance? Name an important person or concept from the
Renaissance and explain what that person did or why the concept was important.
Coming up this week:Tuesday- The Two C's- Counterpoint and CanonWednesday- Guillaume DufayThursday- The MadrigalFriday- Listening