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The Renaissance
2011-2012 WHI SOL Part XII
A period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in
classical culture led to far reaching changes in art, learning, and views
of the world.
The Renaissance
1300 to 1600 CE
What does the Renaissance refer to?
A rebirth or revival of classical art, architecture, literature, and
learning
From looking at this map, what country did the Renaissance start in?
Italy
What city in Italy is considered the birthplace of the
Renaissance?
Florence
Beginning in the 1430s, this family would use their
fortune to maintain absolute control over the
internal affairs of Florence.
Medici
1430s
During the Renaissance, new accounting and
bookkeeping practices were introduced with the use of
these
Arabic Numerals
He invented the printing press in 1440, he forever
changed the lives of people in Europe and,
eventually, all over the world
1440
During the Renaissance, an ideal individual strove to master almost every
area of study. A man who excelled in many fields
was praised as a “universal man.” later ages
called such people “______________”
Renaissance Men
This self portrait is by an excellent example of a renaissance man. Who is
he?
Leonardo da Vinci
April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
What is the name of this work and who painted it?
1495-1497 CE
The Last Supper, Leonardo Da vinci
What is the name of this work and who was the sculptor?_______________
1501-1504 CE
Statue of David, Michaelagelo
What is the name of this work and who painted it?_______________
1503-1506 CE
Mona Lisa, da Vinci
Where is the location of this fresco and who painted it?
Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo
1508-1512 CE
A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and
focused on human potential and achievements.
humanism
Who was the “Father of Humanism”?
Petrarch
A person or group who supports artists, especially financially.
patron
Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual
matters
secular
During the Renaissance, artists used this technique
that creates the appearance of three dimensions on a flat
surface.
perspective
The every day language of people in a region or country. During the
Renaissance writers chose write in this rather than
using Latin.
vernacular
In his book The Prince, he supported absolute power of the ruler.
1505 CE
Machiavelli
Machiavelli maintained that the ends justifies the
means
Machiavelli also advised that one should do good if possible, but do
evil when necessary.
This would become the capitol of the Northern
Renaissance
Flanders
Northern Renaissance writer of Praise of Folly
1509 CE
Erasmus
1516 CE
In his book Utopia, this Northern Renaissance writer
wrote about an imaginary land in which greed,
corruption, war, and crime were weeded out, and there
was no need for money.
Thomas Moore
He is widely regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. He produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His plays include the tragedies Macbeth, King Lear, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and the comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream.__________________
Best work 1589 and 1613 CE
William Shakespeare
Study these maps
In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods arrived in northern Europe fromConstantinople after crossing this sea
The Black Sea