Renaissance & Reformation 43.231

Professor Christopher Carlsmith UML, Fall 2012

Today’s Agenda •  Introductions &

Attendance •  Course Objectives &

Skills •  Syllabus, Books,

Assignments, etc. •  Course Web site •  Maps •  A Renaissance Painting:

“The Ambassadors” by Hans Holbein

Course Content •  European History, 1348-1648, P.E.R.S.I.A. •  Eras:

–  Italian Renaissance, Age of Discovery, Protestant/Catholic Reformations, Early Modern Europe

•  Significance? –  Capitalism and globalization –  Three-point perspective –  Modern medicine & science –  Growth of bureaucracy –  The fork –  Modern languages –  April Fools’ Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, and the modern

calendar –  Social Capital and Bowling Alone –  Amish, Presbyterians, Quakers, Baptists, Methodists….

Course Skills

•  Understand connections b/w past and present

•  Analyze a primary source in its historical context

•  Participate effectively in class discussion •  Write clearly and cite sources properly •  Organize information efficiently

Course Details

•  Course Description •  Syllabus •  Books •  Lecture & Discussion •  Assignments •  Field Trips •  Echo 360 (lecture

capture) •  Course Web site

In what ways might this painting represent the Renaissance?

Details…

“The Ambassadors” Hans Holbein 1533

“The Ambassadors” Hans Holbein 1533

How is this a Renaissance painting?

•  Artist •  Medium •  Subject •  Wealth •  Philosophy •  Humanist Learning •  Religious Discord •  Exploration •  Printing •  New Monarchies •  Women •  Individualism •  Science

Assignments for Monday

•  Read Zophy, pp. 9-45 •  Look up Map Terms (Italy) •  Review Course Description/Syllabus •  Check calendar re: field trips

The Renaissance Today

Newstead Abbey, England

Martin Waldseemuller’s World Map, 1507