The Renaissance

For Next Thursday● bring in a primary source that you will be using in the

research paper● print it out or make a photocopy or bring in the book● check out my online site for resources● only require one, but if you want to finish, bring in two

REMINDER: QUIZ WEDNESDAYhttp://worldhistorywithmsstocks.weebly.com/resources.html

This Week: At a GlanceDON'T PROCRASTINATE

Monday- The Renaissance Part One, Study Guides Passed outTuesday- The Renaissance Part Two (TIMELINE DUE)Wednesday- QUIZ!, The ReformationThursday- Bring in primary sourceFriday- Exam, Notebooks Due, Primary Source WKS due

Reminder● If you only turned in one secondary source note sheet,

turn in another one tomorrow○ only 20% of your grade

● If you only turned in one secondary source note sheet, turn in another one tomorrow○ only 30% off your grade

* notes = need to be detailed enough to provide background info

Focus Question

What makes the Renaissance “modern”?

*Renaissance

● means “rebirth”● revival of art and learning; inspiration from

the ancient Greeks and Romans● marks the beginning of the “modern” period

The Middle Ages set the stage...

● texts were transcribed and stored at monasteries

● exodus of scholars to Rome after the fall of Constantinople

● transfer of texts and thought during the Crusades

The Middle Ages set the stage...

● the Crusades and Black Death led to the creation of towns and a powerful merchant class

● powerful banking families, like the Medici’s, arose to power in Italy

New Schools of Thought

● humanism = focused on human potential and achievements○ focus on Greek authors themselves○ rise of humanities = history, philosophy, and

literature● secular = having no religious connection

The Arts: Compare and ContrastMiddle Ages Renaissance

The ArtsMiddle Ages

● no famous artists● flat and one dimensional● religious overtones

Renaissance● focus on individual

artists● multidimensional● secular themes

Renaissance Techniques

● perspective = three dimensional on a flat surface

Gallery Walk1) You are an art critic (just pretend…) 2) for each art station, answer the questions pertaining to

the image (the artist and important information has already been filled out for you)

3) you may talk, but quietly, as if you were in the Louvre (famous museum in France); a.k.a WHISPER!!!

DON’T TOUCH THE ARTWORK :)

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