European Renaissance Part I. January 17, 2006World History Pre-Renaissance (Medieval Period) Church...

European Renaissance

Part I

January 17, 2006 World History

Pre-Renaissance (Medieval Period)

• Church enforced all of the rules• Education was strictly for priests

and scholars• Art was dominated by the Church• People were troubled with war

and plagues such as the Black Death


Renaissance

• ‘Renaissance’, French for rebirth• Began in Florence, Italy in the mid

1300’s• Time when changes took place• New ideas grew and spread

throughout Europe• Major interests grew outside of the

Church

Renaissance Italy



Humanism

• Humanism- study of classical Greek and Roman literature and languages

• Believed men and women could change the world and make it better for all.

• Emphasized the importance of the individual


Petrarch• One of the first Italian philosophers to have a humanist approach.

•Believed people should study humankind, history, language, and literature.

•Encouraged education for all people


Renaissance Man

• An aristocrat, well-mannered, and educated.

• At the same time a brave and able soldier.

• Warrior and a scholar.


• Lorenzo Medici– Financially supported Renaissance artists

• Interests changed– Religious figures painted against Greek/Roman

background.

• New Techniques– Perspective – More realistic

Art

Art



Architecture• Felippo

Brunelleschi, pioneer Renaissance architect.

• Inspired by the dome of the Pantheon in Rome.

• Emphasized serene rhythm through clear geometry and symmetry.

• Repetition throughout the building created harmony.


Printing Press• Johannes Gutenburg

designed a printing press with moveable type.

• Gutenburg printed 42-line Bible, in Germany.

• Printing press turned out 300 pages a day.

• Humanist writings were quickly circulated throughout Europe.

• By the early 1500’s millions of books were printed.


Religion

• Outside of Italy, humanism had an effect on religion.

• Dutch priest, Erasmus studied early Christian scholars

• Criticized the corruption he saw in the Roman Catholic Church.

• Laid the groundwork for later, extensive changes in the church. Reformation


Drama/Playwright• Expression of

Renaissance in England was drama/plays written by William Shakespeare.

• Instead of writing plays based on religion and church

• Shakespeare wrote about real emotions. ( love, hate, jealousy).

• Globe Theater became home of Shakespeare’s acting company.


Science• 1514, Copernicus

disproved the geocentric model and discovered that the sun was the center of the universe.

• Renaissance laid the groundwork for tremendous changes in science. Scientific Revolution.


Summary

• When did the Renaissance start? What were the new ideas and beliefs of the Renaissance?

• What six areas of European Culture did the Renaissance influence?

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