Unit 7 & 10
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Unit 7 & 10
The Renaissance & Reformation
The RenaissanceI. Humanism and a Rebirth in Learning:
a.) Old Greek and Roman Learningb.) Humanism: In art and literaturec.) New Asian Ideas (Muslims, Chinese, Indians)d.) Why Italy?
II. The Rise of Capitalism:a.) Effects of the crusades Rise of markets End of Feudalism Rise of New Townsb.) Commerce: Middle Class
Map of Renaissance Europe
Venice, Genoa, Florence
Traders
Spain
France
England
“Germanic States”
Russia
Norway
Sweden
Mediterranean Sea
Muslim Empire
Italy
Traders
Timeline of the Renaissance
End of Feudalism RENAISSANCE:
“Rebirth” – a “rebirth” of the Greek and Roman culture- a new perspective in learning and ideas, in
education, technology, trade/economics and politics
1350
1400
1450 1500
1550
RenaissanceBegins
Florence becomes artistic center
Renaissance Period
1456: Gutenberg invents printing press
Reformation begins in the 1500s
World Exploration
The Rise of Capitalism:
Effects of the Crusades on the Economy:
1. New Markets and Towns:- Were created because of the revival of trade after the crusades
2. End of Feudalism:- Freed serfs left the manors and moved to the new cities and towns- A money economy replaced lad ownership as the means of wealth
The Commercial Revolution
1.) Commercial Revolution- A “change” from a feudal economy to market (money $) economy
2.) Market Economy- The demand for a product and the supply available determines the price of a product (market system)
3.) Capitalism- An economic system- Based on using capital which is “investment money”- Prices are determined by the market
4.) Rise of the Middle Class- Created in new towns- They were business people; merchants, bankers, and craftsmen
5.) Guilds- Business organizations created to promote and protect a certain trade(craft) in a community or region
“International” Trade
1.) Hanseatic League: (Northern Europe to Baltic Sea) - Organization of trading merchants from large cities located in northern Europe - Reaction to the success and domination of the Italian in the South
2.) Italian City-States: (Southern Europe to Mediterranean Sea) - They dominated trade between Asia and Europe - Venice, Genoa, & Naples - Very independent
Humanism and a Rebirth of Learning in Europe
Renewed Interest in Learning (People become more creative and began to look at things from a different perspective)
1.) Greek and Roman Learning: was “reborn” in Europe (Art, Philosophy, Literature, Science)
2.) Asian Learning: (Asian ideas spread to Europe through trade with the Muslims) - Navigation (Sailing) - Science - Medicine
3.) Monastic System: (Monks in monasteries) - Preserved and spread old and new learning - Began new universities
Why the Renaissance Began in Italy
Italy’s great LOCATION led them to become great TRADERS;
TRADE led to great WEALTH; WEALTH led to many PATRONS;
PATRONS led to great UNIVERSTIES and WORKS OF ART
Florence, Italy: - Center of the Renaissance artistic world - Grew from support of the Medici familyPatrons: - Wealthy people who sponsored artists and thinkers to do great workMedici Family: - Bankers from Florence, Used wealth to control politics, & sponsored the great artists of Italy
Humanism
Humanism: - The intellectual and artistic movement that took place during the Renaissance - Focused more on the everyday life of a person (secular)
Secular: - NOT church related - Part of the everyday world
Humanism in Art
How Art Became Humanistic: - Themes: Everyday Man - Technique: used “perspective”
Perspective: - Technique used to make images look more realistic (3 dimensional)
Renaissance Artists
Leonardo DaVinciMichelangelo BuonarrotiRaphael SanctiDonatello
Leonardo DaVinci
“Renaissance Man” – could do many things extremely well
Paintings: Mona Lisa, the Last Supper
Sketches: Vitruvian Man
Inventions: Tank, Plane, etc..
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Great Sculptor and Painter
Favored patron of the Medici Family
Statue of “David” Painted the Sistine
Chapel’s ceiling
Raphael Sancti
Renaissance Painter
Focused on the classical cultures of Greece and Rome
“School of Athens”
Donatello
Painter and Sculptor
Sculpted the original “David” out of Bronze before Michelangelo
Also known for carving of Mary Magdalene
Humanism in Literature
How literature became humanistic: - wrote less about religion and more about everyday life - wrote to entertain - wrote in vernacular
Vernacular: - the local everyday language of the people (Italian, French, & Spain, etc)
Dante Alighieri
Italian Writer
-Wrote in the Vernacular (Italian – not Latin)
-- Put a human touch on Heaven and Hell in his most famous work the Divine Comedy which was broken up into 3 parts
Inferno, Purgatorio, & Paradiso
References to Pop Culture
Miguel De Cervantes
Spanish Writer
-Don Quixote – poked fun at traditions such as knighthood, chivalry and nobility
Shakespeare
English Writer
-Everyday emotions, situations, and life
-- Romeo and Juliet, Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, etc…
Renaissance Technology
The Printing Press:
-Invented by Johan Gutenberg
-Made books available to the masses (enough of them-affordable)
-- Dramatically increased the collective knowledge of Europe
--Considered by many to be the most important innovation in human history
Essential Questions
1.) What was the relationship between the rise of capitalism and the decline of Feudalism?- Capitalism decreased the need for Feudalism (money replacedland as source of wealth)- Under capitalism, there is increased trade- Capitalism gives more money to the monarchs (Kings/Queens)- Middle Class gained power at expense of landowners
2.) What impact did capitalism have on the Renaissance?- Capitalism led to Trade (cultural diffusion) led to Money (patrons) led to Help pay for the arts (capitalism helped to fund the Renaissance)
3.) How did Renaissance thinking differ from the Medieval thinking?- Medieval thinking was concerned with the Church – God – Heaven- Renaissance thinking was concerned with Society – Man – Earth
The Reformation
MapTimelineChurch ProblemsMartin Luther and the ProtestantsOther Reform LeadersResults
Reformation Map
Scotland
England
Spain
France
“Germanic States”
Poland
Russia
Italian StatesOttomanEmpire
Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
Reformation Timeline