Introduction to the Renaissance

Introduction to the Renaissance

EQ: What is the Renaissance?

Why should we study it?

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Pre-lesson Question: What is the Renaissance?

• Rebirth of the art, education, and culture in Europe.

• Period of political change in Europe.

• Period of Religious conflict in Europe

• A golden age of Islam and China

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Pre-Lesson Question: What religion was practiced by most Europeans at this time?

• Christianity- Roman Catholic

• Christianity- Protestant

• Judaism

• Islam

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Pre-Lesson Question: Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?

• The Pope

• Ulemas

• Bishop

• Ayatollah

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Q3: Why Then and There? Select all the correct answers.

Why does the Renaissance begin, of all places, in Italy?

• central location in the Mediterranean was critical to gaining wealth and new knowledge from trade

• Italy was not hard-hit by plague, so they were able to culturally flourish sooner than other regions in Europe

• the Catholic Church was headquartered here, so there was a concentration of wealth, power, and knowledge that wasn't found elsewhere

• Italy had city-states led by merchants who invested and demonstrated their wealth through art

• when the Ottomans fled Italy, culture was able to flourish once again and new techniques in art and culture could emerge

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Q3 Why Then and There? Why does the Renaissance begin, of all possible times, in the 15th century? (select ALL correct answers)

• people were becoming more religious than ever and wanted their art to demonstrate their faith in God

• the recent Ottoman conquest of Constantinople sent classically-trained scholars out of the Byzantine Empire and to Italy as refugees of the conflict

• expanded trade connections after the Bubonic Plague meant more wealth and knowledge was coming into the region during this time that would help to elevate the culture

• during this time, Italy was politically weakened, and merchant families rose to power and used their wealth to invest in art to demonstrate their authority

• the Roman and Greek Empires were growing in strength again and so their popular beliefs were able to re-emerge throughout Europe

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What is Humanism?

• Intellectual movement that believed in human potential for improvement.

• Rebirth of Greek and Roman styles.

• Focus on material world not the afterlife.

• Using techniques to create perspective and accurately depicting the human form.

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What is Classicism?

• Rebirth of Greek and Roman styles.

• Focus on material world not the afterlife.

• Intellectual movement that believed in human potential for improvement.

• Using techniques to create perspective and accurately depicting the human form.

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What is Secularism

• Focus on material world not the afterlife.

• Intellectual movement that believed in human potential for improvement.

• Rebirth of Greek and Roman styles.

• Using techniques to create perspective and accurately depicting the human form.

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What is Artistic Realism?

• Using techniques to create perspective and accurately depicting the human form.

• Rebirth of Greek and Roman styles.

• Intellectual movement that believed in human potential for improvement.

• Focus on material world not the afterlife.

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What value(s) of the Renaissance do you see in this painting? The Pozzi Chapel by Brunelleschi.

• Humanism

• Classicism

• Secularism

• Artistic Realism

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What value(s) of the Renaissance do you see in this painting?

• Humanism

• Classicism

• Secularism

• Artistic Realism

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What value(s) of the Renaissance do you see in this painting? The Wedding Feast by Pieter Brueghel the Younger.

• Humanism

• Classicism

• Secularism

• Artistic Realism

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What value(s) of the Renaissance do you see in this painting? The Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci.

• Humanism

• Classicism

• Secularism

• Artistic Realism