Post on 16-Jan-2016
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How to take lecture notes
Taking good notes is useful to processing information.
But it is a skill that has to be mastered.
These slides will help you.
Getting started.
Draw a line 1/3 of the way down the length of your page.
At the tope of the page, put the date of the lecture (today’s).
At the top of the left column, put “Main topic.”
At the top of the right column, put the heading “Key points.”
Main idea/BIG IDEA Key points
Main idea Or BIG IDEA Key points
Note-taking Start on fresh page.Draw line 1/3.Write key points on right side.
Listen, process, filter, write
It’s tempting to write down everything you see – don’t.
You can’t write down everything you hear – so don’t try.
Look at the slides and listen (visual and aural skills) and decide.
Big idea – usually in the slide heading.
Next slide is on the Renaissance.
Big idea = “Renaissance” Nothing to write on the right side
yet.
Classical Period
500 BCE- 500CEHeight of Greek culture
and Roman Empire.Contributed to our
present understandings of political science, math, science, philosophy, literature and art
You notes should have:
Big idea Key pointsClassic period 500BCE to 500CE Greek empire Arts, culture, math,
philosophy etc. Still used as basis today.
Medieval/Middle Ages
Fall of Roman Empire- 500 CE- 1300sSocial and
Political LifeDecline in
literacy, schools and trade
Agricultural Economy
The Black Death, a plague that killed one third of Europe's people = turning towards God and the Church
Primary goalGetting to Heaven rather than life
on Earth End of Hundred Years’ War
(France & England)
Other factors
Growth in world trade Importance of colonial expansion (imports of raw materials)Creation of an intellectual class – discoveries in science
Rising power of the church
Church takes on a central role in in daily life.Church promotes biblical learning.Earliest scholars are monks.Church helps lead to establishment of universities.Churches become ever more elaborate and decorated.Church is a patron of the arts.
Church architecture expresses a devotion to God
Sculpture & art
Art – changed, new emphasis
The Renaissance 1300s-1650
The French word renaissance, meaning rebirth, is used to describe a period of Western European history.
A time period in which remarkable artists and thinkers emerged. It marked the transition from medieval times to the modern world.
Italy had City-States
What’s a city-state?
Small, independent area centered on a city, such as Florence, Venice, Milan, Verona. etc.
Retained aspects of Roman administration – well run.
Promoted trade. Focal point of merchants.
Financial, artistic, social, scientific and political growth in Europe. Promotion of trade and creative thinking Trade played a key role
Changes from the Medieval way of thought. Religion v Human Experience Sprit of Adventure The “Renaissance Man” Education and the Humanist
Epicenter of the Renaissance – Florence, Italy
Up sides to the Renaissance!
What Happened?
Financial Growth = creation of art and architecture.
Significant advancements in: Mathematics Machinery Medicine Astronomy Physics.
Values
Celebration of the individual- artists and writers finally getting fame, own lives were interesting- Humanism
Enjoyment of worldly pleasures- dressing fancy, using perfume on clothes and hair, food, music and art
Love of classical learning- studying ancient traditions of Greece and Rome, educating themselves on art and architecture.
Famous people from this time period
Niccolo Machiavelli – Wrote The Prince.
Michelangelo painted Sistine Chapel (130 ft. long and 44 ft. wide). 300 figures including the “David”
Leonardo da Vinci- painted “Mona Lisa”
The view from You Tube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vufba_ZcoR0&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=22
Renaissance Quiz
Name three ways the Greeks influenced people in the Renaissance?
How did Humanists affect education today?
Name two values of people in the Renaissance.
Would you want to live in the Renaissance? Why or Why not?