Unit 4: Europe - The Renaissance Guided Reading Note Check (H)

What does the term Renaissance actually mean?

• Rebirth

• Realign

• Resist

• Recon

Why is it an appropriate label for the era?

• Europe emerged from the dark Middle Ages into a new Golden Age.

• The people of Europe no longer wanted to be ruled by monarchs and revolted against them.

• The Black Plague killed 1/3 of Europe's population.

• Philosophers began writing about new ways to govern people, leading to revolutions all over Europe.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

• Southern Europe, specifically Italy

• Northern Europe, specifically England

• Central Europe, specifically Germany

• Eastern Europe, specifically Russia

• The following are _____ of the Renaissance.
  

• - The revival of scholasticism in Europe in the

  High Middle Ages

• - The decline of

  the Byzantine Empire

• - Contact with the Middle East
  

• Origins

• Characteristics

• Declining Factors

• Negative Impacts

How did the revival of trade impact Europe?

• It fostered the rise of cities and

  hastened the decline of feudalism.

• Numerous European

  universities were founded between 1000

  and 1300, and most were public institutions.

• As the Seljuk Turks (and later the Ottoman Turks) began to whittle away at the Byzantine Empire, many scholars fled to Europe,

• The roots of the Renaissance can be found

  in the High & Late Middle Ages.

Which characteristic of the Renaissance is being described?

It represented a more secular approach to life.

• Humanism

• The Classics

• The Questioning Spirit

How did this characteristic (Humanism) offer a change in perspective?

• Scholars, artists, and architects drew inspiration from the Greek and Roman period.

• Men looked to the scholarly works of the

  past for understanding of the world around

  them. They also began to positively

  evaluate the abilities and intellect of man.

• They also began to positively

  evaluate the abilities and intellect of man.

• All was questioned — nothing

  was taken for granted or taken as fact.

Which characteristic of the Renaissance is being described?

Scholars of the Renaissance rediscovered classical literature and philosophy of the Greek and Roman period.

• Humanism

• The Classics

• The Questioning Spirit

How did this characteristic (The Classics) influence literature, art and architecture?

• Scholars, artists, and architects drew inspiration from the Greek and Roman period.

• Men looked to the scholarly works of the

  past for understanding of the world around

  them.

• They also began to positively

  evaluate the abilities and intellect of man.

• All was questioned — nothing

  was taken for granted or taken as fact.

Which characteristic of the Renaissance is being described?

All was questioned — nothing was taken for granted or taken as fact.

• Humanism

• The Classics

• The Questioning Spirit