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Kick OffOctober 10, 2013
What is a Renaissance Man/Woman?
Give an example of a Renaissance Man/Woman from the 2010s. What makes them a Renaissance Man/Woman?
Secular Writers• Church no longer seen as
source of stability• People turned to
humanism▫Secular (worldly)
• Renaissance Man can do anything (a thinker and a doer)
• Niccolo Machiavelli▫The Prince
Book on how to rule “The ends justifies the
means”
What do you look for in a leader?
Think of some leaders. What qualities do they have that makes them a good leader?
How do leaders get things done?•What skills/traits/powers do they need?
The Prince“Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or feared than loved? It may be answered that one should wish to be both, but, because it is difficult to unite them in one person, it is much safer to be feared than loved…”
“men … are ungrateful, fickle, false, cowardly, and as long as you succeed they are yours entirely; they will offer you their blood, property, life and children … but they can turn against you.”
The Prince
• Do you think it’s better to be loved, or feared? Write a one-paragraph response answering the question in your notebook.
AGREE/DISAGREE
It’s better to be loved, rather than feared.
•Did the opinions of others change your thinking?
•Add another three sentences to your half-page response, reflecting on what you heard from others. What was your favorite point that someone else made? Was there a point that really challenged your thinking?
Renaissance Art•Medici family of
Florence was important patron (supporter) of the arts
•Realistic•Subjects shifted away
from religion•Buildings followed
Greek & Roman design
Type of Art Famous Works
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Bramante
Compete the graphic organizer using page 443.
The Renaissance Spreads North
•Trading networks spread across Europe
•Invention of printing press by Gutenberg helped spread ideas as well
Answer these questions about the Gutenberg Press1. What kind of printing was used before
moveable type?2. How long would it take for one scribe to
transcribe a copy of the Bible?3. How many copies of the Gutenberg Bible
did Gutenberg originally print?
Partner Activity
Glue/tape the graphic organizer into your notebook. Use your textbook to answer the questions about the famous figures and ideas of the Renaissance.
When you’re done, you can continue to work on your vocabulary words.
Science of the Renaissance•Translated Arab
texts provided wealth of knowledge
•Challenged church teachings▫Copernicus▫Galileo
Philosophers and Writers•Sir Thomas More
▫Utopia: Considered a perfect society based on humanistic idea of reason
•William Shakespeare▫English playwright▫Plays helped spread
Renaissance ideas to mass audience
•Christine de Pisan▫Focused on the role of
women in society
Artists of the Northern Renaissance•Albrecht Durer
▫Realism and perspective▫Unlike Italians, painted in
oil• Jan van Eyck
▫Flemish painter▫Landscapes▫Used symbolism
•Pieter Brueghel the Elder▫Showed scenes from
everyday life
The Arnolfini Wedding, Jan van Eyck
What led to the Renaissance?
Decline of
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