Renaissance Presentation

The Renaissance

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What is the Renaissance?  Why is it a “rebirth”?

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• Renaissance means "rebirth". It refers to the revival of ancient Greek and Roman civilization. It started in Italy. Rich merchants like the Medici family sponsored artistic and intellectual activities and recruited all kinds of talents. With the support of rich merchants, Florence became the center of the Italian Renaissance.

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• Key terms related to Renaissance: Humanism / Artistic / Science / Italy / Florence

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Which factor was common to the societies in ancient Athens and in Renaissance Italy?

• Leaders were elected by a parliament

• Humanism was the central philosophy

• Civil liberties were given to all inhabitants

• Rich landowners had little power

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The revival of Greek and Roman culture, the economic growth of Italian city states and the development of humanism were aspects of the

• Age of Revolutions

• Protestant Reformation

• spread of Islam

• European Renaissance

Where did the Renaissance begin? Why?

The Renaissance began in Italy (and cities like Milan, Rome, Venice (trade and strategic location!), and Florence)

Why?

1. Italy was located as a crossroads for trade

2. Italy recovered earlier and wasn’t as impacted by the Black Death as much as some other places.

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Where did the first place of the Renaissance happen? (hint: your hand gesture)

• Milan

• Paris

• Flourence

• Venice

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The meme mentioned which factors/ reason of the Renaissance?

• Corruption of the Medival period

• Medival technology decline in Europe

• The spread of Rome and Greece literature

• The rise of Humanism

Which domains have been affected by Renaissance?

1. Arts and literature: William Shakespeare created lots of dramas and literature about Humanism.

2. Merchants: the Medici family spends large sums of money to sponsor cultural and social activities.

3. Historians: they translated literature from Greece and Rome about the past civilizations.

4. Science: Galileo enhance the theories of solar systems/ Nicolaus Copernicus break the earth center theories, etc.

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What was the achievement in the artistic domain during the Renaissance?

• The fall of Bastille

• The ambitious of British

• Olympic games

• Last supper

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What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?

• Secular achievements were emphasized

• suffrage was granted to men and women

• most literature was written in Arabic

• Most ancient Greek and Roman ideas were rejected

What are key achievements of the Renaissance?

Leonardo – Mona Lisa, Last Supper, etc. (see back)

Michelangelo – David, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Raphael – School of Athens

Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet

What are the effects of Gutenberg's printing press?

Increase literacy rates, quicker spread of ideas, books published in vernacular (local language), books are cheaper as they can more quickly be mass produced.

Helps lead to: Protestant Reformation, Scientific Revolution, Age of Exploration, Age of Enlightenment, French Revolution

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Which advancement in technology revolutionized the way ideas were spread throughout western Europe in the 15th century?

• development of the astrolabe

• introduction of the telegraph

• improvements to the printing press

• creation of the telescope

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Niccolo Machiavelli in The Prince advocated that a ruler should

• obtain power from a social contract with the governed

• place the needs of subjects first

• apply Christian teachings to decisions

• employ absolute power to maintain order in the areas under their rule

What are the key achievements of Leondardo da Vinci? Why is he an example of a “Renaissance Man”?

Last supper, Mona Lisa, painting, sculpting, anatomy, engineering, helicopter, tank, etc.

He is a “Renaissance Man” because he did so many different things well.