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Greek or Roman Influences: Scholars, artists, and scientists in Europe modeled everything on Greek and Roman writing and art.

Learned Greek and Latin style and Grammar. Matched the Realistic Depiction of the human form. Studied Greek and Roman Architecture for inspiration and influence on how to build them.

Humanism: Everything that concerned man and his life on earth (not God and the afterlife) became important. Renaissance people began to study Humanism. Humanism means the belief that man, not God or the Church, is the most important thing in the world.

Emphasis on the Individual: People in the Renaissance celebrated individuals for their achievements. Concept of the Renaissance Man who was:

Well educated humanist Artist Scientist Inventor Musician Impressive Physical abilities

Secularism: During the Middle Ages, people in Europe suffered greatly from plague and wars. They wanted to enjoy life and questioned the Roman Catholic Church which told them they must suffer to get into heaven. This idea of focusing on non-religious or worldly things is called Secularism.

Directions: 1. Underline/highlight the key details in each section.2. Circle words you don’t know3. Annotate the text marking G, H, I, and S for the different characteristics of the Renaissance.4. As you read and annotate: Explain how/why these show the following within the space in the text

a. Greek and Roman Influence (G)b. Humanism (H)c. Emphasis on the Individual (I)d. Secularism (S)

Text/ImagesRenaissance Example #1: Brunelleschi’s Dome

In 1418, officials at the Florence Cathedral called on architects and

engineers to submit models for a dome to finish the top of their church.

The competition required that designers create the dome without the

assistance of supports on the outside to hold the weight. Filippo

Brunelleschi won the competition with a plan based on the years he

spent examining Roman ruins, specifically the Pantheon, in Rome. To complete the project

without scaffolding Brunelleschi had to invent machines to hoist materials to the top of the building and position the wood,

chains, and brick used to construct it.

#2: The School of Athens

The Catholic Church commissioned Raphael to paint a room in the

Vatican, the city in which the Pope lives and where the church is

centered. He painted both religious and secular scenes. The School of

Athens is one of the secular scenes in which Raphael depicts Greek and

Roman philosophers that Renaissance writers studied. He also painted

himself into the scene. Raphael uses the perspective drawing that

Alberti wrote about in On Painting, and depicts the philosophers

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realistically. He based them on real people including the artists he looked up to like Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci.

Text/Images#3 David, Michelangelo

Michelangelo’s statue David is the most famous example of high Renaissance sculpture.

Michelangelo, like most Renaissance sculptors, modeled David on Greek and

Roman statues. You can see the similarities between David and The Hermes from

Atalante. Both are realistic, and idealized depictions of the human form.

Michelangelo was able to create such a realistic sculpture because he, like many

other Renaissance artists and scientists, studied anatomy by dissecting human

bodies and drawing their skeletal and muscular structures.#4 Leonardo DaVinciLeonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. By the age of 20, he was

qualified as a master artist skilled in metalworking, leather arts, carpentry, drawing and

sculpting and established his own workshop.

In 1482, Lorenzo de' Medici, a man from a prominent Italian family, commissioned da Vinci to

create a silver lyre and bring it to the Duke of Milan, as a gesture of peace. Da Vinci did so and

then wrote Ludovico a letter describing how his engineering and artistic talents would be of great

service to Ludovico's court. From 1482 until 1499 Ludovico commissioned Leonardo to

work on a great many projects.

Da Vinci’s talents inarguably extended far beyond his artistic works. Like many leaders of

Renaissance humanism, he did not see a divide between science and art. His observations and

inventions were recorded in 13,000 pages of notes and drawings, including designs for flying

machines, plant studies, war machinery, anatomy and architecture.

Analysis: Why were the developments during this time period considered achievements? How did them reflect the characteristics of the Renaissance?The Renaissance movement focused on characteristics such as, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________One achievement during this time period was, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________This showed the Renaissance characteristic of ________________________ because _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Another achievement during this time period was, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________This showed the Renaissance characteristic of ________________________ because _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________These were important achievements because ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Point Value 4 points 3 points 2 point 1 points

Topic Sentence

Interesting, original topic sentence, reflecting thought and insight; focused on one interesting main idea.

Clearly stated topic sentence presents one main idea.

Acceptable topic sentence presents one idea.

Missing, invalid, or inappropriate topic sentence; main idea is missing.

Supporting Details 

Interesting, concrete and descriptive examples and details with explanations that relate to the topic.  

Examples and details relate to the topic and some explanation is included. 

Sufficient number of examples and details that relate to the topic.

Insufficient, vague, or undeveloped examples. 

Organization and Transitions

Thoughtful, logical progression of supporting examples; Mature transitions between ideas.

Details are arranged in a logical progression; appropriate transitions.

Acceptable arrangement of examples; transitions may be weak.

No discernible pattern of organization; Unrelated details; no transitions.

Mechanics Consistent standard English usage, spelling, and punctuation. No errors.

Some errors, but none major, in usage, spelling, or punctuation. (1-2)

A few errors in usage, spelling, or punctuation (3-4)

Distracting errors in usage, spelling, or punctuation