The Renaissance: Speed Run

The Renaissance: Speed Run

By Caleb Andrews

• The Renaissance followed the Middle Ages & lasted from about the 1400's-1700's

• The word Renaissance means, "rebirth"

• But a rebirth of what exactly?​

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​What is the Renaissance?

• The Renaissance was a ​rebirth of the education, literature, science, art, music & general way of thinking of the classical civilizations of Greece & Rome

• ​Focused on "humanism" - a philosophy that focused on ppl & their ability to reason

  • ​less centered on the church & one's relationship w/ God

​What is the Renaissance?

• Began in Florence, Italy

  • Rooted in the Roman Empire

  • Large trading center

• Started to spread throughout Europe​

​Where did it all start?

• The Renaissance was very influential in art

• Art of this time was much more realistic and natural looking

  • painting, sculptures, literature

• Some of the most famous names in history are from this time

  • Leonardo Da Vinci

  • Michelangelo

  • William Shakespeare​

​What was different?

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• New (new to Europe anyway) inventions like the Printing Press helped spread literacy

• Helped increase the spread of books and knowledge to regular & common ppl

  • not just for the rich or religious anymore!​

​What was different?

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• The Renaissance also led to changes in thinking about science

  • ​Ppl wanted to know more about the world around them

• From about the 1400's-1600's, a Scientific Revolution occurred​

• Study of science became a separate area of study

  • also became a thorn in the side of the Catholic Church

A Renaissance in Science

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• As a result of the new ways of thinking and inventions, old beliefs & ways of thinking​ were called into question

• Geocentric vs Heliocentric models of the Universe

• Since the time of the Greeks, it was widely believed that the Earth was at the center

  • view of the Catholic Church as well​

A Renaissance in Science

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• Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish priest stated that the Earth revolves around the sun with other planets

  • Heliocentric model

  • Faced conflict with the Church

• Galileo supported Copernicus's Heliocentric theory

  • viewed evidence through a telescope ​

A Renaissance in Science

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• Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish priest stated that the Earth revolves around the sun with other planets

  • Heliocentric model

  • Faced conflict with the Church

• Galileo supported Copernicus's Heliocentric theory

  • viewed evidence through a telescope ​

A Renaissance in Science

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• Galileo published his findings & was placed under house arrest for remainder of life

• ​Sir Francis Bacon gave us the Scientific Method

• Sir Issac Newton was the MVP of the Scientific Revolution

  • theory of gravity

  • 3 laws of motion​

A Renaissance in Science

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• As the Middle Ages declined and new thought movements rose (Renaissance, Scientific Rev), many ppl began to question some church practices

• ​A Catholic monk named Martin Luther was critical of the Catholic Church for what he viewed as corrupt

  • Selling of Indulgences​

A Call for Religious Reform

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• What is an indulgence? the selling of certificates that forgave a person's sins in return for money or gifts to the church

• Luther called this practice out, and many others publicly in his 95 Theses that he nailed to the door of a church

• Catholic Church excommunicated him

A Call for Religious Reform

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• Beginning of the Protestant Reformation

  • Lutheran Church

• Others begin to form new denominations of Christianity​

  • Anglican Church (Church of England)

  • Calvinists

  • Presbyterians

  • Anabaptists

• Catholic Church loses members ​

A Call for Religious Reform

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• ​Euro's want more efficient routes to get to Asia to get valuable goods

  • Silk, spices & more

• Ren & Sci Rev also increased interest in exploration

  • new technologies made longer sea voyages possible

• ​Euro's set out to explore, conquer & colonize other parts of the world

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European Exploration

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• ​Euro economic & cultural influence increased through exploration, conquests & colonization

• Euro countries became imperialistic powers as they gained new territories & resources in Asia, Africa & the Americas

  • Became very competitive between countries​

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European Exploration

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