Tuesday, February 17, 2009 Warm-up : What are the three reasons why the Renaissance started in Italy?

Today:Reminders: Review Birth of the Renaissance Niccolo Machiavelli : “The Prince” Northern Renaissance RSG p Thurs/Fri in Library Renaissance Artist Bios TEST 2/24 (Next Tues) - Middle Ages - Feudalism - Crusades - Plague - Renaissance START STUDYING!

Birth of Renaissance Review: T/F 1.During the Renaissance, patrons of the arts were people who frequented many art festivals. 2.The technique of perspective was used by Renaissance painters to show three dimensions on a flat surface.

3.The Renaissance, a movement that started in Germany and lasted 300 years, brought about a growth of creativity in art, writing, and thought. 4.The general emphasis of the Renaissance movement was religious. Birth of Renaissance Review: T/F

5.The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, stated that people are selfish and corrupt, and that a prince should be feared more than loved. 6.Some Renaissance writers wrote in the vernacular, or in the author’s native language. Birth of Renaissance Review: T/F

7.An intellectual movement called humanism focused on scientific information about the human body. 8.“Renaissance men” were man who mastered many fields of endeavor. Birth of Renaissance Review: T/F

Timed Reading: You need: –One piece of paper –Pen/Pencil Title the front : Niccolo Machiavelli Title the back : The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli

FCAT Style Reading You will have 30 minutes to: –Read the selections –Underline the appropriate details to help answer the questions –Write the answers in short-response format on your paper. 1.Niccolo Machiavelli: Inventor of Political Science 2.“The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli Finish Early? Check your work, READ A BOOK, and sit quietly or your paper will be a zero. Papers will be collected when the timer goes off.

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