Where are we in history?

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Unit III’s focus will be a study of the Renaissance

and Reformation. In order to understand the

Renaissance and Reformation, we need to look at life in Europe just

prior to these two time periods. This period

before the Renaissance is known as the Middle

Ages.

Why is the Middle Ages called the “Middle Ages”?

The Middle Ages is a historical time period between (or in the “middle” of) the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 C.E) and the beginning of the Renaissance (beginning around 1500 C.E).

What was life like in the Middle

Ages?

DISEASE

Of the Black Death it has been said…“Victims ate lunch with their friend and dinner with their ancestors

in paradise." - Boccaccio

http://www.history.com/topics/italian-renaissance/videos#coroners-report-plague

The Black DeathThrough what body of water was the Black

Death introduced to Europe?1347-1350

How did a person contract the Black Death?

How was the Black Death transmitted?

What was one impact of the Black Death on Middle Ages'

art?

"The Dance of Death"by Hans Holbein the

Younger

The Black Death may have also influenced the writing of

the popular childrens' nursery rhyme, “Ring-Around-the-Rosie.” "Ring around the rosie,

A pocketful of posie, Ashes, Ashes,

We all fall down."

WAR

The Hundred Years’ War

Joan of Arc at the Siege of OrléansJules Eugène Lenepveu, painted 1886–1890

Took place from 1337 -1453

France vs. England

What was the outcome of the

Hundred Years' War:

France claimed victory- drove the

English out of French territories

Who was Joan of Arc?

How might the Hundred Years’

War have resulted in the 2

finger salute?

In order to protect themselves from war, people

in Europe lived in castles under the leadership of kings and queens and protected by

knights.

http://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/videos#heavy-cavalry-of-the-middle-ages

The Catholic Church was a powerful force during the Middle Ages. Why?

But as this time period in history ended, the Church began to lose some power. Why?

Gradually towards the end of the 1400’s, early 1500’s, the Black Death subsided, wars ended, and because of this people began to leave the

protection of their castles. This marked the end of the

Middle Ages and the introduction of the time

period in history known as the Renaissance.

What are some of the characteristics of the

Renaissance?

Trade and Commerce Change Town Life

French manuscriptFifteenth century, depicting the excahnge of goods and money

People began to move to cities to

earn better wages

The Renaissance literally means “rebirth.” The Renaissance was a rebirth of Greek and Roman art

and architecture.