Introduction to The Renaissance (Demo Class) by XXX

Homework

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

Watch PBS Empires - Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance. Then fill in this sheet.

I expect that everyone will write in full sentences, and write something that is meaningful. You can also write down some questions.

After you have completed the sheet, please email it to me at mojonathan181@gmail.com. This is due on Saturday, if you are late the last chance deadline is Sunday 4pm.

Do not write "The people wear funny clothes." or short remarks. A good example of what you should write would be, "Why is the Pope such a powerful person?" or "Why is a dome so important?"

Who helped fund the Renaissance

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

This from a 4-Part PBS series called Empires - Medici Godfathers of the Renaissance. This is first Episode and it is on Youku

Keywords

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

Renaissance
Black Death
Bubonic Plague
Architecture
Humanism
Secular
City State
Cathedral
Feudal system
Catholic Church
Christianity
Florence
Medieval Europe/The Middle Ages

Humanism - What is this and why is this connected to the Renaissance and the Black Death?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

It is a belief that people should focus on human potential and achievement.

People should study and assess things based on reasoning and empirical evidence. For example when people started to read scrolls about Philosophy, science, culture, religion and other topics from the Ancient Greeks and Romans. They read them and assessed these writings based on whether or not they made sense. You do not throw a scroll away just because it is something that is written by a person who was not Christian or that the ideas did not match Christianity and the teaching of the Catholic Church

People became much more interested in studying the Classics and wanted to learn new things and do things in a different way.

The focus on the potential of the human individual, reason, logic, science and move to secular culture was very radical.

What was the Renaissance?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

In English this means rebirth. It was originally a French word that was used to describe this time from the late 1300 to the 1600s. During this time there was a great revival in art and learning. They believed that for far too long knowledge and learning was being restricted by the Catholic Church. People wanted to study the writings, art, science and philosophy of the Ancient Greeks and Romans and lived the way they did. They also wanted the freedom to learn more about the world around them. Also some people began to question the authority of the Church and their faith in God after seeing so much suffering during the Black Death.

Think about the word Renaissance? Look up the meaning of "Re-Birth".

1. If something is being re-born what do you think it is happening?

2, What are some other words that you would associate with Renaissance?

3, What did people want that was.........?

Setting the Stage: The Black Death

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

The Bubonic Plague killed over 25 million people in Europe. The tremendous death and suffering caused by it made people lose faith in the Church and the Feudal system collapsed even faster.

So there is a massive plague that wipes out a large % of people. Think of the Zombie shows and movies such as "The Walking Dead".

1, What are some of the things that happen to society when a large number of people suddenly die?

2, What are some of the things that people endured and experienced during the time of the Plague?

3, For the people who survived it how do you think it affects them?

What are some of the new Sciences that emerged?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

Rediscovery of Roman Architecture combined with Renaissance Ingenuity allowed this to be built. The Il Duomo di Firenze is a Cathedral, it was completed in 1436, after work on building it had started in 1296. The biggest reason why it took nearly 140 years to build it was that the builders were unable to put a dome on the Cathedral. The builders wanted to put a dome on the Cathedral but they could not; because the one they wanted to put up was just too big.

Eventually a Renaissance builder named Filippo Brunelleschi completed the Dome in 1436. It took him 20 years to build it. He succeeded where as so many others had failed. By studying Ancient Roman architecture and inventing new construction methods and tools he was able to solve the problem of how to build the Duomo's Dome.

1, Why do you think the people of Florence were unable to build the Dome they wanted to put on top of the Cathedral?

1, If someone says that the architecture/ the buildings are better, what do you think they mean by this?

2, If you want buildings to be better what science/technology has to improve?

Where did it start?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

The City-States of Italy

Look at the map, look at the borders and compare this map of Italy to a map of present day Italy. What is different about this map?

How people felt about life after the Black Death

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

Pieter Bruegel's The Triumph of Death (c. 1562)

Why did it start in the City-States of Italy?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

These places were centers of over-seas trade and manufacturing. Things that people in Europe wanted from the India and China eventually were brought to these cities such as Venice. Some places like Milan and Florence were major centers of manufacturing. People exchanged goods, knowledge and ideas here; changes in culture almost always start in the cities. The rest of Europe was still mostly rural.

What do you think the City-States of Italy traded?

The Medici Family - The Godfathers of the Renaissance

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

They were merchants, who gradually gained control of Florence in the 1400's. For many generations from Giovanni Medici (1360 – 1429) to Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 – 1492) to Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1519 – 1574) They were patrons to many artists, painters, writers, scientists and architects who created many of the Great Works of the Renaissance. As Patrons they provided money, protection and freedom for their Client artists to innovate and do their work.

Victims of the Black Death

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

Toggenburg Bible

What are some examples of Renaissance art? Why is Renaissance Art important?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

First time a fully nude, free standing bronze statue has been cast since Ancient Rome. Art that showed the full human body, focused on beauty, that is life like and realistic started to appear more often. Also this statue was seen as being Homoerotic and Florence was infamous for 🤬...could Donatello have made this without Medici protection and patronage?

How did the knowledge of the Renaissance spread?

mojonathan181 — 2017-04-26 13:32:47 UTC

This allowed knowledge to become more widely available. Books are now cheaper, people can read things on their own in their own language, think freely and challenge traditional ways.