Lesson 2-3 The Italian Renaissance and Beyond Italy

Directions: You will complete a short read to Imagine If You were there… You will respond to the question and write 2-3 sentences. Make sure that you are using the correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

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5-minutes

Open Ended

If YOU were there...

You are an apprentice working in a studio of a famous painter.
You admire him but think some of his ideas are old-fashioned.
Most of the time, your job is to paint the background of the
master’s pictures. Now, Though, you have finished a painting of
your own. You are proud of it and want the world to know who
made it. But the master says an artist should never put his name
on a painting.

Question: Would you sign your painting? yes, or no, Why?

Module 20: The Renaissance- Lesson 2: The Italian Renaissance (Writers, Art, Music, science, and Education) Lesson 3:The Renaissance Beyond Italy (Spread of New Ideas, Literature Beyond Italy)

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Objective:7.9.2-Identify key figures of the Renaissance including their accomplishments in the arts, music, literature, and architecture.

I Can Statement: “I can identify key figures of the Renaissance and their accomplishments.”

ITALIAN WRITERS

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• The poet Dante Alighieri wrote in Italian, the language of the common
  people, rather than in Latin. His major work was The Divine Comedy.

• A later politician and writer, Nicolo Machiavelli, advised leaders
  on how they should rule in his book The Prince

• A poet and scholar, Petrarch, explored classical thought and Christian
  teachings. Some historians believe that humanism would not have
  developed without Petrarch’s ideas.

Match

Match the following

• Dante Alighieri

• Niccolo Machiavelli

• Petrarch

• The Prince

• Humanism

his major work was a Devine comedy.

A Politician and Writer.

Poet and scholar, explored Christianity and Christian teachings.

a book on how leaders should rule.

Historians belived that this would not have developed without Petrarch idea

• his major work was a Devine comedy.

• A Politician and Writer.

• Poet and scholar, explored Christianity and Christian teachings.

• a book on how leaders should rule.

• Historians belived that this would not have developed without Petrarch idea

​ ITALIAN ART

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Italian artists used new techniques such as perspective. Perspective shows a
three dimensional scene on a flat surface so that it looks real. Italian artists
showed people as individuals by giving them clear personalities. A Renaissance person is someone who does everything well. Two men best fit this name. Michelangelo had many talents. He designed buildings, wrote poetry, made sculptures, and was a master painter. One of his most famous works is the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Another master in the arts was Leonardo da Vinci some say he was the greatest genius who ever lived. He was a sculptor, painter, architect, inventor, engineer, and map maker. He also studied anatomy. Like Michelangelo’s works, many of his works had religious themes, One of his famous religious themes that he is known for is The Last Supper.

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a three dimensional scene on a flat surface to make it look real​

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- someone who does everything well​

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- he was the greatest genius who ever lived​

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- Michelangelo is known for his famous religious theme​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

perspective

Renaissance person

Leonardo da Vinci

The Last Supper

​Scholars in Italy and other parts of Europe read Greek and Roman texts on scientific subjects and then made their own scientific advances. Engineers and architects used new mathematical formulas to strengthen buildings. Renaissance scientists studied astronomy, some wrote almanacs based on the idea that the Earth was round. Other scholars made more accurate maps. Petrarch wrote about the importance of knowing history. The changes that occurred in the arts and sciences spread beyond Italy, which led to changes in education.

​Science and Education

​The Spread of New Ideas

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Travelers and artists helped spread Renaissance ideas throughout Europe.
The development of printing, however, was a major step in spreading ideas. For the first time, thousands of people could read books and share ideas about them. Papermaking came from China to the Middle East and from there to Europe. European factories were making paper by the 1300s. Then in the mid-1400s, a German named Johann Gutenberg developed a printing press that used movable type. Using this method, an entire page could be printed at once. The first printed book was a Bible printed in Latin. Soon it was translated into common languages and printed. People wanted to learn to read, which made them want more education.

Multiple Choice

came from China to the Middle East and to Europe

• paper making

• gold

• books

• writing

Multiple Choice

developed a printing press

• Johann Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Marco Polo

• King Ramses

Literature Beyond Italy

​Writers from countries other than Italy also included Renaissance ideas in
their works. Many were inspired by how different life had become since the
Middle Ages. The Renaissance also inspired the great English playwright and poet, the greatest writer in English Language William Shakespeare. He was such an important writer he even influenced the English language. He
invented common phrases and common words. He is probably responsible for more than 2,000 English words. He wrote more than 30 comedies, tragedies, and histories. London audiences of the late 1500s and 1600s packed the theatre to see Shakespeare’s plays. People have enjoyed the beauty of Shakespeare’s language and his understanding of humanity, which reflects on the Renaissance idea that each human being is important.

What do you know?

Multiple Choice

He is the greatest writer in English language

• William Shakespeare

• Marco Polo

• Michelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinici

Multiple Choice

William Shakespeare is responsible for more than

• 1,000 English words

• 2,000 English words

• 30,000 English words

• 2 English words

Multiple Choice

William Shakespeare is an important writer, he influenced the ____.

• English alpahbet

• English numbers

• English language

• English writing

Multiple Choice

People often packed the theatre to see William Shakespeare_____.

• songs

• language

• poems

• plays

Multiple Choice

Humanity reflects on the Renaissance idea that ______.

• each human being is loved

• each human being is funny

• each human being is important

• each human being have an attitude