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The Italian Renaissance
Chapter 11 Section 2 pages 304 - 310
What do you see in this group of pictures?(2 minutes to look)
Will you sign your painting?(Close eyes and imagine)
What sources inspired Renaissance artists and scholars?
(Notes from slides)
New ways to see the world …• Middle Ages: Ruled by the
Church!!– People looked to the church
for answers – Thinkers of the time were
connected to the church• 1300’s: Things start to
change!!– Rise of the Scholar:
• Study subjects besides religion (history, literature, public speaking, art, science)
• Emphasizing action and human ability
– This type of study is called: Humanism
New ways to see the world …• Humanists were still religious
but they were interested in writing, creating, and speaking– New interest in Ancient History
• Why: rediscovery of ancient writing
– Byzantine Empire • Scholars leave the Byzantine
Empire to escape the Turks • Scholars went to Italy, they took
with them:– Ancient writing called classical
writing» Plato and Thucydides
• Hunt for more – Monasteries – Found preserved works from the
Romans
Plato
Thucydides
New ways to see the world …• Humanists wanted to
revive – Greek and Roman
Studies:• Grammar, poetry, and
language – Greek and Roman Art
and Architecture:• Classical statues• Roman buildings
• Italian artists wanted to make their statues and buildings look like Greek and Roman works
Roman Period
Renaissances Period
How did Dante and Machiavelli reflect the ideas of the Renaissance?
(Read on your own Italian Writers on page 306)
Name some of the great artists of the Italian Renaissance and list a few of their
accoplishments. (Read along with the CD section: Italian Art and
Artists on pages 307 – 309)
How do you think Renaissance ideas would change as they spread to other countries?
(Notes from Sides)
Science and Education • Many of the text rediscovered
in the 1300’s dealt with science– Starting block for Renaissance
scholars • Mathematics – Help them understand the
universe• New symbols for math:
– Square root– Positive numbers – Negative numbers
• Engineering and Architecture– Use new mathematical
formulas to strengthen buildings• Filippo Brunelleschi
– Dome – two thin light layers instead of one heavy piece
Science and Education • Astronomy and Cartography
– Study the sun, stars, and planets• Middle Ages – sun and stars
revolved around the Earth• Renaissance – Earth moves around
the Sun– Study the Earth
• Find the exact size of the Earth• Find out the size and shape of land • Make maps using merchant and
sailor calculations • Education
– Need changes in Education to help spread Renaissance findings • Middle ages – students study
religious subjects • Renaissance – students study
humanities as well and religious subjects
Looking back at this group of pictures can you now identify Italian Renaissance themes?
(2 minutes to look)