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424 • Chapter 13 CHAPTER 13 Renaissance centers Political border in 1500 0 0 125 250 kilometers 125 250 miles Chapter 13 Before You Read: Predicting Scan the main headings in each lesson. Then write three questions you hope to answer based on the headings. One example is: What advances were made in art during the Renaissance? If you find the answer to one of your questions as you read, write it in your notebook. Big Ideas About the Renaissance Science and Technology New inventions and techniques change the way people live. During the Renaissance, painters, writers, and architects used new styles and techniques to create powerful and influential works. In addition, Renaissance scholars and inventors made key breakthroughs that changed the way of thinking in many fields. Integrated Technology • Interactive Maps • Interactive Visuals • Starting with a Story Everyday Life in the Renaissance INTERNET RESOURCES • WebQuest • Homework Helper • Research Links • Internet Activities • Quizzes • Maps • Test Practice • Current Events Go to ClassZone.com for 1300s Renaissance begins in Italian cities. mid-1400s Johann Gutenberg invents the printing press. ▲ (page from Gutenberg Bible) 1453 Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople. 1325 Aztecs build city of Tenochtitlán in Central Mexico. ▲ (mask of Aztec rain god) The Renaissance 424 TIME LINE DISCUSSION Objective Analyze Renaissance ideas and the period’s artistic, literary, intellectual, and technological advances. Begin the Chapter Before You Read: Predicting To make predictions, students need to use clues from the text and their own knowledge. Students should follow these steps: • Before writing your questions, think of what you know about the time period preceding the Renaissance. Then make your questions as specific as you can, using the information in the text as well as your own knowledge. • As you read each lesson, look for answers to your questions. If your questions are not answered, figure out what clues led you to believe that the information would be included. Rewrite your questions to reflect your new understanding. Ask a volunteer to identify the time span covered in this chapter. (1300 to 1600) Have students predict, on the basis of the time line’s images and captions, what they will learn about in the chapter’s three lessons. • Where did the Renaissance begin? (in Italian cities) • What was one likely consequence of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press? (Possible answer: Books became easier to obtain.) • What other events marked the 15th century? (Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks; the “Warring States” period began in Japan.) • What literary figure was born toward the end of the Renaissance? (William Shakespeare) • Who was Michelangelo? (a Renaissance sculptor) Quick Look Lesson 1 examines the circumstances that led to the Renaissance, such as the end of feudalism and the growth of trade, learning, and humanism. Lesson 2 focuses on the outstanding achievements of the Italian Renaissance. Lesson 3 analyzes the effect of the Renaissance on northern European writers and artists and looks at the scientific and technological achievements of this period.
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424 • Chapter 13
CHAPTER 13
Renaissance centers
Political border in 1500
0
0 125 250 kilometers
125 250 miles
Chapter
13Before You Read: Predicting
Scan the main headings in each lesson. Then write three questions you hope to answer based on the headings. One example is:
What advances were made in art during the Renaissance?
If you find the answer to one of your questions as you read, write it in your notebook.
Big Ideas About the RenaissanceScience and Technology New inventions and techniques change the way people live.
During the Renaissance, painters, writers, and architects used new styles and techniques to create powerful and influential works. In addition, Renaissance scholars and inventors made key breakthroughs that changed the way of thinking in many fields.
Integrated Technology
• Interactive Maps• Interactive Visuals• Starting with a Story
Everyday Life in the Renaissance
INTERNET RESOURCES
• WebQuest• Homework Helper• Research Links• Internet Activities
• Quizzes• Maps• Test Practice• Current Events
Go to ClassZone.com for
1300sRenaissance begins in Italian cities.
mid-1400sJohann Gutenberg invents
the printing press.
▲ (page from Gutenberg Bible)
1453Ottoman
Turks capture Constantinople.
1325Aztecs build city of Tenochtitlán in Central Mexico.
▲ (mask of Aztec rain god)
The Renaissance
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TIME LINE DISCUSSION
Objective
Analyze Renaissance ideas and the period’s artistic, literary, intellectual, and technological advances.
Begin the Chapter
Before You Read: PredictingTo make predictions, students need to use clues from the text and their own knowledge. Students should follow these steps:
• Before writing your questions, think of what you know about the time period preceding the Renaissance. Then make your questions as specific as you can, using the information in the text as well as your own knowledge.
• As you read each lesson, look for answers to your questions. If your questions are not answered, figure out what clues led you to believe that the information would be included. Rewrite your questions to reflect your new understanding.
Ask a volunteer to identify the time span covered in this chapter. (1300 to 1600) Have students predict, on the basis of the time line’s images and captions, what they will learn about in the chapter’s three lessons.
• Where did the Renaissance begin? (in Italian cities)
• What was one likely consequence of Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press? (Possible answer: Books became easier to obtain.)
• What other events marked the 15th century? (Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks; the “Warring States” period began in Japan.)
• What literary figure was born toward the end of the Renaissance? (William Shakespeare)
• Who was Michelangelo? (a Renaissance sculptor)
Quick Look
Lesson 1 examines the circumstances that led to the Renaissance, such as the end of feudalism and the growth of trade, learning, and humanism.
Lesson 2 focuses on the outstanding achievements of the Italian Renaissance.
Lesson 3 analyzes the effect of the Renaissance on northern European writers and artists and looks at the scientific and technological achievements of this period.
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This painting of the Angel Annunciateis part of a larger work called theGhent Altarpiece by artist Jan Van Eyck.
1504Michelangelo unveils hisfamous sculpture David.
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1564English writer WilliamShakespeare is born.
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1587Shah Abbas I begins
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The Pieta is one of the manymasterpieces by painter andsculptor Michelangelo.
1467“Warring States” period begins inJapan. (samurai on horseback)
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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Books for the TeacherRabb, Theodore K.Renaissance Lives: Portraits of an Age. New York:Pantheon, 1993. Examines thelives of 15 Renaissance figures,both famous and obscure,within the context of their age.
Rundle, David, ed. The Hutchinson Encyclopedia of the Renaissance. Boulder:Westview, 1999. In over 1,500entries, offers comprehensivecoverage of key topics relatedto the Renaissance.
VideosEveryday Life in the Renaissance. Videocassette.23 minutes. Wynnewood:Schlessinger Media, 2003.Looks at several aspects of lifein the Renaissance.
Renaissance Travel, Trade, and Exploration.Videocassette. 23 minutes.Wynnewood: SchlessingerMedia, 2003. Shows howadvances in instruments ofnavigation resulted in greaterexploration.
CD-ROMsRenaissance Masters. UnionCity: Ebook, 1992. Examinationof Renaissance art.
InternetTo access these sites, visit theResearch Links for this chapterat ClassZone.com.
Renaissance Secrets. BBCOpen University site providingin-depth information on theRenaissance.
Leonardo da Vinci. BBCScience and Nature interactivesite.
Introduce the Big IdeasAsk students to identify recent innovations thathave made a difference in the way people thinkor interact. (Possible answers: World Wide Web; mobile phones; wireless computers)
Other Big Ideas in this chapter include thefollowing:
Belief SystemsPeople in the Renaissance embraced thehumanist movement, which focused on theindividual’s ability to achieve and think forhimself or herself. This attitude was a changefrom the medieval dependence on political andreligious institutions.
CultureThe growth of towns and trade helped to spreadRenaissance ideas throughout Europe.
Talk About ItInterpreting MapsHave students examine the map and read thekey carefully. Ask students what generalizationsthey can make about the spread of Renaissanceideas on the basis of the locations of Renaissancecenters. (Possible answer: Renaissance ideas made the strongest impact in Europe’s cities.)
An interactive version of this map is available onthe eEdition and Power Presentations CD-ROMs.
Find Out MoreHow long did it take for Renaissance ideas tospread? Have students use Internet and librarysources to find out when the height of theRenaissance occurred in cities in England, Spain,Portugal, and the northern part of the HolyRoman Empire.
Watch the VideoIntroduce students to the Renaissance byshowing Everyday Life in the Renaissance. This23-minute video surveys the origins of theRenaissance and its effects on art, science,politics, and religion.
