the renaissance introduction unit # 4 – lesson 1

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Unit # 4 – Lesson 1

Warm UpWarm Up

Is it better for a leader to be feared or loved? Explain your reasoning by justifying your response with an example.

Objective: Analyze how wealth and status lead to the growth of arts and literature

Agenda:The RenaissanceThe PrinceHOV

Homework:Unit 4 Vocab Charts due and Vocab Quiz on

Friday, October 10th

What we remember from last What we remember from last unit…unit…Feudalism declining

◦ Migration into cities/towns ◦ Rise of city-states

Trade and commerce increasing◦ Cultural diffusion throughout Europe

Christianity evolving◦ Church and Crown vying for power

Population devastated◦ Black Death, famine, and warfare

In your notebook, answer the In your notebook, answer the following question…following question…Question: Which of these

factors is going to most greatly affect life during the Renaissance? Justify using an example previously discussed in class (think about: people moving, sharing from other cultures, religion, wars)

RenaissanceRenaissance

Rebirth◦Revival of interest in arts and

literature◦Emphasis on humanity◦People were CURIOUS!

RenaissanceRenaissance Increased trade with Asia Growth of wealthy city-states Rise of rich merchants Revival of interest in arts and

literature Increased desire for scientific

learning

◦ Creates wealthy city-states◦ Wealthy merchants arise◦ Merchants have money to spend◦ Artists are commissioned to create works of art◦ Invention of new technologies that help spread

Renaissance ideas◦ Construction of universities within towns to educate

more people

Task: Copy on your

handout/guided notes

CAUSES

EFFECTS

Humanities◦Emphasis on good education

studying “classics” – rhetoric, grammar, poetry, history, Latin (Rome) and Greek

Focused on individual accomplishments◦Potential of human mind is

limitless

• Made possible by technology• Printing press

made books inexpensively

• Founding fathers• Boccaccio and

Petrarch

Wrote in the

vernacular

Humanist WritersHumanist Writers

Humanist WritersHumanist Writers

• Secular Writers• Wrote about non-church topics• Castiglione – The Courtier: behavioral

guide for how gentlemen/women should act

• Think – are there any behavioral guides for men/women now?

Humanist WritersHumanist Writers• They were also writing about

injustices…government…problems in society…

• Who else likes to talk about problems in society?

In your notebook, complete In your notebook, complete the following task…the following task…Task: List 5 people that you

know (outside of reporters) who make commentary on society.

• Funny you should ask

• Makaveli

Mrs. Dial…What does Tupac Mrs. Dial…What does Tupac have to do with the have to do with the Renaissance?!Renaissance?!

It’s actually not It’s actually not MakaveliMakaveli…it’s …it’s MachiavelliMachiavelli• And he was a writer…

• In the 16th century• And no, he’s not doing a gang symbol

People have been doing that for People have been doing that for years…years…

This lady was the Duchess of Traetto

This was a priest

This guy worked for the government

You don’t know as much as You don’t know as much as you thought you did…do you thought you did…do you?!you?!

The Real MachiavelliThe Real MachiavelliReal name:

Niccolò Machiavelli

Wrote “The Prince” in 1513

Spoke about injustices in government

“It is better to be feared than it is to be loved”

On the sheet being provided, On the sheet being provided, complete the following complete the following task…task…Task: Translate the quoteAssign it to Tupac or MachiavelliDetermine whether you agree or

disagree with the statement. Explain why or why not.

What does this have to do What does this have to do with the Renaissance?with the Renaissance?There is a lot going on at this time

◦Revival of antiquities Art Philosophy Rhetoric – that’s talking about things Science And more and more and more…

People who were proficient in several of these disciplines were called…

Renaissance MenRenaissance MenTerm given to men during this

period who were considered experts in many different disciplines◦Ex: Leonardo DaVinci was a painter,

sculpture, scientist, inventor, engineer

Can you think of anyone today who excels in a variety of disciplines?

In your notebook, complete In your notebook, complete the following task…the following task…Task: List 5 people that you

know who qualify as Renaissance men/women.◦Give a justification for each

Shawn Carter…aka Jay-Z…aka Shawn Carter…aka Jay-Z…aka HOVHOV

Task: Make a list of all of the

cultural references you hear in the

song