features of renaissance I

roman catholic church

single unifying force in europe, played a powerful role in everyone's life

true

T/F: most europeans were baptized, married and buried by catholic priests

inquisition

set up by the roman catholic church to investigate heresy and punish heretics

heresy

when a person’s beliefs are what the churches considers wrong, serious crime during the middle ages

heretics

believed in heresy, were excommunicated

1315 -1322

when did the seven year famine happen?

wet conditions caused planting to be difficult

what caused the seven year famine?

10 - 15%

what percentage of the population perished in the seven year famine?

the black death

bubonic plague pandemic during the middle ages

bites of fleas with yersinia pestis (a kind of bacteria)

what caused the black death/bubonic plague

1. China to Mongolia (1330’s - 1340’s)

2. Black Sea (1346)

3. Genoa (1347)

4. Scandanavia and Russia (1350)

spread of black death

30 - 50%

what percentage of the population perished in the black death?

renaissance

period in european history marking the transition from the middle ages to modernity

1300 - 1600

when the renaissance occured

revival of the culture of greek and rome

what was the goal of renaissance?

italy

this is where the renaissance started

1. geography

2. politics

3. the time

three reasons the renaissance started in italy

• trade with arabs

• italy's was the birthplace of the roman empire, when the dark age happened great works of antiquity were lost. but they were later found in Italy and the renaissance started

reasons the renaissance started in italy (geography)

• milan, florence and venice became rich and powerful enough to remove themselves from the clutches of the papacy

reasons the renaissance started in italy (politics)

papacy

office of the pope

through banking and trading

how did the city states of italy become rich?

• the picture of ancient life uncovered by the new learning, with its vibrancy and relative cultural unity was appealing to the italians, especially since they just got out of the dark ages

reasons the renaissance started in italy (the times)

humanism

emphasized the abilities and accomplishments of human beings, which resulted to artists and scientists being greatly admired

humanists

people that believed that people were capable of great things and placed great value on education

1. empathy, knowledge, and skills

2. provide a broad understanding of the world, and how they can become human beings

3. be an active, informed, and kind citizen towards the goal of achieving a caring and progressive society

humanities and social science provide students

humanities

encouraged scholars to have a new way of thinking and learning

history, poetry, grammar

what subjects did humanities include

• oil-based paints were used

• artists began to paint i perspective (3D) and use shading

• artists painted everyday life instead of religious scenes

characteristics of renaissance art

1. Michaelangelo

2. Leonardo da Vinci

3. Donatello

4. Raphael

famous artists during renaissance

Michaelangelo

famous painter and sculptor

1. Pieta

2. Art pencil sketch

3. Creation of Adam

works of Michaelangelo

Leonardo da Vinci

• great painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer

• drew and sketched man in flight using wings, plants, and animals

Leonardo da Vinci

who was the first scientist to perform human dissections of the body to study anatomy?

1. Mona Lisa

2. The last supper

Leonardo da Vinci works

Donatello

sculptor, his sculpted figures were some of the first since antiquity to represent anatomy correctly

1. David

Donatello works

Raphael

• painter, architect

• achieved the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur

1. The school of Athens

2. Cardinal and Theological virtues

Raphael works