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1)The Middle Ages was a very harsh time and many people refer to it as the Dark Ages.What do you think?Was it Dark? (not the color)Was the Renaissance a reaction to the Middle Ages?Why or why not?Are we in a dark age or renaissance today?Explain your answer by providing examples.

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2) Renaissance means rebirth.Was the Renaissance a time of rebirth?Why?Can you think of any other instances where the world has undergone a rebirth?What do you consider to be a rebirth? Explain your answer by providing examples.

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3)Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Michelangelo and Da Vinci were just a few people who made significant contributions during the Renaissance.What was the most significant contribution made by each one of these famous men?Why do you feel that way?Explain.

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4)A more secular worldview was a large part of the Renaissance.Which ism is similar to you?Why do you feel that way?Explain your answer by providing examples.

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5)Many changes came about during the Renaissance.What was the most important change to come about during the Renaissance?Why?Explain your answer thoroughly.

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How did we get to the Renaissance?

A.Middle Ages (Dark Ages)

When:fall of W. Roman Empire to the Renaissance (476 AD 1300s AD)

Where:Throughout Europe, Asia and Africa

What:A variety of things because it was 900 years

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- Dark Ages:the light of learning had gone out

- Economy became more agricultural

- Feudalism developed

What is feudalism?

Do we have anything similar?

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-Roman Catholic Church was very powerful

- Many groups started to migrate to Europe

- The Crusades

What were these?

What caused them?

What were the results?

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-Black death(1300s)

Ring Around the Rosies

Could this happen today?

Summarize the Middle Ages

13. Europe in 476 A.D. 14. Europe in 1360 A.D. 15. Big Idea:Change

II.Renaissance Basics

A.When?

- approximately 1300 1600

B.Where and Who?

- began in Florence, Italy and spread throughout Europe

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C.What?

- a rebirth that emphasized Greek and Roman culture and learning

What do you consider a rebirth?

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III.Secular Worldview

A.What is Secular?

- Things not regarded as religious or spiritual (worldly)

What are some examples of a secular viewpoint today?

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B.A new concept of the World

- Secularism:life on earth is more important than the afterlife

1)Live for the now and forget about later

2)People challenged the church

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- Skepticism:questioning tradition and authority, Why?

C.People were important

- During the Middle Ages, people were thought of as false, flawed and corrupt

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- Humanism:Humans are the center of the universe, humans can do anything

- Individualism:very important to be yourself

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"Ism's" were very popular during this time.Do we have any type of "ism's" today?(They dont necessarily have to end with ism.)Explain your answer.

(Show us your ism)

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D.Renaissance Man

- Everybody had a responsibility to become as perfect as possible.

- The ideal individual tried to master everything (art, music, poetry, etc.)

- Who is a Renaissance Man today?What qualities make a Renaissance Man today?

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Comparing Medieval and Renaissance Art

What is the subject matter of the painting?

What colors are used?

What can you determine about the size of the figures in the paintings?

How realistic is the painting? Consider the pose.

What symbols are used? What messages do these symbols convey?

Can you determine from these paintings what may have been important in the lives of the painters/public?

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Compare and Contrast Medieval and Renaissance Art

- How are they different?

- How are they the same?

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Medieval Art

Focused on Religious Art

Lacks perspective

Appears flat

Little use of light and shadow

Doesnt look natural, appears placed in the picture

Children look like small adults

Colors are more subdued

Heavy use of gold

Symbols of the church are found in these paintings

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Renaissance Art

Artists became known for individual style and imagination

Figures were drawn from nature and were based on observation of the real world

Colors are rich, warm and glowing

Use of perspective, light and shadow, proportion, anatomically correct physiology and emotion

Less emphasis on religion

Use of classical topics/stories depicted in paintings

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Art innovation

A.Perspective

- Making a two-dimensional painting look three-dimensional

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Jan van Eyck

The Arnolfini

Wedding

- Notice how it

looks 3-D, thats

perspective

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B.Secular paintings

- Up until this point paintings were religious

Why would they change?

Does art reflect society?How?

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V.Renaissance Men

A.William Shakespeare

- One of, if not the, greatest playwright of all time

-Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Julius Caesar

Why write about the assassination of Julius Caesar?

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B.Michelangelo

- painter, sculptor, architect, engineer and poet (Renaissance Man?)

- sculptures:theDavidand thePieta

-paintings: Sistine Chapel

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Michelangelos

Pieta

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MichelangelosDavid

Rated PG

34. 35.

The Last

Judgment

Sistine

Chapel

The Second

coming of

Christ

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Scenes from

Genesis

- Creation

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C.LeonardodaVinci

- scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, painter, sculptor, architect, musician and writer

- had ideas for a helicopter, a tank, solar power and a calculator

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da Vincis

Mona Lisa

Happy or sad?

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da Vincis

The Last Supper

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da Vincis helicopter

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da Vincis tank

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NiccoloMachiavelli

- political philosopher, poet and musician

- Main work entitledThe Prince

1)described how a ruler can keep control of his empire

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Renaissance Architecture

A.Architectural style went back to Ancient Roman style

B.Symmetry, proportion, order

44. St. Peters Basilica 45. Renaissance Bingo

Humanistic

Middle Ages

Serfs

King

Crusades

Ring Around the Rosie

Black Death

Rebirth

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Greek and Roman

Pictures looked natural

The Globe

Elizabethan

Proportion and symmetry

How a ruler can keep his/her empire

Individualism

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Secular

Humanism

Skepticism

Renaissance man

Perspective

Secularism

Renaissance

48. Renaissance Bingo

Machiavelli

Michelangelo

Shakespeare

Da Vinci

Raphael