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2 Tyrone Williams World History Period 6 Mr. Cook

3 A. The Renaissance Begins

4 A. The Renaissance in Europe A Fresh Outlook The Renaissance was a time of new attitudes about culture, life and learning. People became more interested in the world around them The rebirth of ideas that took place during the renaissance involved a renewed interest in learning for its own sake.

5 A. The Renaissance in Europe The Renaissance begins Italy was a natural place for the Renaissance to begin and had been the center of the ancient Roman Empire. The ruins of that empire surrounded them inhabitants of Italy and reminded them how great it used to be. Business and commerce also helped pave the way for the Italian empire.

6 A. The Renaissance in Europe Renaissance Figures in the Arts - An early renaissance writer, francesco Petrarca, began writing around 1337 - His love sonnets, or poems, celebrated an imaginary women named Laura, - Other important figures of the early renaissance included the painter Giotto and architect Filippo Brunelleschi.

7 A. The Renaissance in Europe Humanism An intellectual movement developed that focused on classic ideas, styles, and forms is called humanism. For renaissance poets, historians, artists, and scholars, the classic written works of Greek and roman scholars were an important source of information. The humanists studied, translated, and explained the manusrcipts

8 B. Italian renaissance Writers Main Idea During this period, important contributions to science, art, politics were made by people such as Leonardo ad Vinci, piccolo Machiavelli, and baldassare Castiglione.

9 B. Italian renaissance Writers Machiavelli and government Niccolo Machiavelli spent much of his time in florrance and he held a number of positions in the government. The positions he held allowed him to learn which positions in government worked and did not worked. His most famous book was “he prince” and people considered the prince to be a non secular, or non religious, analysis of politics

10 The writing of castiglione Another influential book of the renaissance was “the courtier” by baldassare castiglione. In this manual of manners published in Venice in 1528, castiglione discusses the qualities of the ideal courtier.

11 c. Italian renaissance artists Main idea the arts, including painting, sculpture, and architecture, flourished during the renaissance.

12 c. Italian renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci as renaissance man When people speak of a renaissance man, they mean someone who is highly skilled in many fields. Da vinci is known widely as a painter who paints great master pieces. His great masterpieces included the adoration of the magi, the last supper, and la Giaconda.

13 c. Italian renaissance artists Painting Two other well known painters of the Italian renaissance were michelangelo buonarrotti and raphael sanzio. Michelangelo was very fascinated by the ancient cities art sculpture, architecture, and paintings His first major work in Rome earned him the reputation of a master sculpture.

14 c. Italian renaissance artists Sculpture and architecture In middle ages, most sculptures were created primarily for the cathedrals. During the renaissance, however, sculptors began to create free standing statues. The influence of Greek and Rome was also noticeable in renaissance architecture Michelangelo's Sculpture of David

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19 Erasmus Spreads Humanism – One of the most important figures of the renaissance in northern Europe was Desiderius Erasmus. – Erasmus was an ordained priest from Rotterdam, a city in the Netherlands.

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23 Flemish Painters – One important school of art was located in Flanders, a region of belgium.Flanders became the artist center of the northern Europe.

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26 Chapter 14:TheRenaissance and Reformation Section 3: The Reformation (328-333) Mr. Towns World History

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