Thursday, November 12, 2009 Aim: Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? Do Now: (DO NOT WRITE OUT QUESTIONS JUST ANSWER!) (1)Explain how life was during the Greek and Roman civilizations. (2)Explain how life was during the Middle Ages. (3)Why do you think New York City has many museums, theaters, and concert halls? Homework: You are an artist/writer---Why would you moved to Italy during the Renaissance. Explain why in a paragraph (at least six sentences.)

Responses to the Do Now: Life during Greek and Roman civilizations were Life during the Middle Ages was NYC has many museums, theaters and concert halls because

Before the Middle Ages, before the Plague, there was the glory of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

After the damage of the Bubonic Plague, Western European society changed.

Activity: Read and answer Documents #1-2, questions #1-4. Another word for Renaissance is After the Middle Ages, people wanted to go back to the ideas of Greece and Rome because The Renaissance began and lasted

In Italy, people began to look to the past, to the glories of early civilizations.

The “Dark Ages” Renaissance thinkers referred to the Middle Ages as the “Dark Ages”. They believed that the “light of learning” had gone out in Europe at the fall of Rome. Renaissance thinkers wanted to rediscover the ancient Greeks and Romans.

What a piece of work is man!

In Italy, a new period of artistic creativity and new interest in the contributions of the Greeks and Romans developed.

It was a rebirth. It was the Renaissance.

And why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? Italy had a great location for trade. It was king of the Mediterranean Sea. It controlled European trade with Asia.

Activity: Read Documents #3-4, and answer questions #5-7 in your notebooks. The reasons why the Renaissance began in Italy was The Renaissance spread to Cultural diffusion is

Wealth from trade allowed artists to find wealthy patrons to commission and sponsor their work.

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The rebirth and rediscovery of learning of the Renaissance soon spread to other parts of Europe.

The Renaissance The Renaissance was a period of artistic creativity. Artists rediscovered the ancient civilizations of the Greeks and Romans. The word “Renaissance” means rebirth.

Regents Questions: 1. A. Crusades A. Crusades B. Fall of the Roman Empire B. Fall of the Roman Empire C. Golden Age of Greece C. Golden Age of Greece D. Renaissance D. Renaissance What sequence of letters places these events in the correct chronological order? A) C-D-B-A B) C-B-A-D C) D-C-B-A D) A-B-C-D 2. Which factor contributed to the beginning of the Renaissance in Italian cities? A) occupation by foreign powers B) interaction with Latin America C) access to important trade routes

FINAL THOUGHT: HOW DID THE RENAISSANCE DIFFER FROM THE MIDDLE AGES? EXPLAIN.