1. Bellringer
What happened to serf’s wages as a result of the Black Death?
How did kings benefit from the Black Death?
What was the death toll of the Black Plague?

2. Today’s Class (9/9/2013) Outcome: Agenda:
Students will be able to define key ideas and figures from the Renaissance.
Agenda:
Bellringer
Notes
Letter Assignment

3. The Renaissance
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4. Main Ideas
The Renaissance was a rebirth of learning that produced many great works of art and literature.
Renaissance art and literature still influence modern thought and modern art.

5. Out of the Middle Ages Renaissance – Rebirth – of art and learning
Began in Northern Italy
A.D.
Italy’s Advantages
Thriving cities, wealthy merchants, classical heritage
Fewer workers due to the Bubonic plague.
This led workers to move toward other interests such as art, thus causing them to move back into the city.

6. Key Terms Secular = not relating to religion
City-State = the centers of political, economic, and social life
Mercenaries = soldiers that sold their services to the highest bidder
Dowry = a sum of money given by the wife’s family to the husband upon marriage

7. The Sistine Chapel

8. Science and Technology
The Gutenberg Printing Press
How did this invention shape religion?

9. Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was true representation of a Renaissance man. He was a well rounded man who was a skilled inventor, well read, a mathematician and an especially skilled artist. A Renaissance man enjoys the finer things in life and has an appreciation for the arts and literature.

10. Renaissance Person
Think of a person(living or not) who you would consider a Renaissance person. Justify your answer.
Discuss with your neighbor who you might consider to be a renaissance person and why,

11. Social Class in the Renaissance
Nobles
Landowners
Dominated society
2-3 % of population
Advisors to the King
The Book of the Courtier - by Castiglione
Clearly defined the ideals of the nobles
Nobles are born not made, have character, talent, and grace.
Military and physical exercises
Educated and enriched by the arts
Show achievements with grace

12. Social Class in the Renaissance cont’d
Peasants and Townspeople % of the population
Patricians
Wealthy traders, bankers and industrialists
Dominates their communities
Burghers
Shopkeepers
Provided the goods and services for their fellow townspeople
Workers
30-40% of this population
Pitiful wages
Included the unemployed

13. Family and Marriage
To maintain a families status, marriages were often arranged when the children were as young as two or three.
The most important aspect was the dowry.
Dowry = money given by the wife’s family to the husband
A father’s authority over his children was absolute. He had to formally “free” them before a judge anywhere between their early teens to their late twenties.

14. City-states

15. Florence
In 1434, Cosimo Medici took control of the city, from behind the scenes with his families wealth and influence.
The Medici family lost their power to a preacher named Savonarola only to gain it ~60 years later.

16. What is Humanism?
Humanism – an intellectual movement of the Renaissance that was based on the study of the classics. Goal was to create model citizens.
Grammar, Poetry, Moral Philosophy, and History
Now known as the humanities (think arts & humanities)
Petrach – The father of Italian Renaissance humanism

17. Renaissance Art
Medieval paintings had a focus on religion and looked flat.
Artists sought to imitate nature in their works
Human figure and form became the focus of attention.
Ex. Michelangelo's David sculpture

18. Understanding Art Techniques
Perspective – appearance of depth on a flat surface
Fresco – Using water based paints on fresh wet plaster
Michelangelo used this technique to complete the Sistine Chapel

19. Homework- Renaissance Letter
Scenario:
You are living in an urban area during the Renaissance. Your task is to write a letter to one of your relatives who lives in the countryside.
The purpose of your letter will be to inform your relative of how the Renaissance has affected life in the city for you.
Your letter should be at least 3 paragraphs long and describe at least three (3) changes (1 change per paragraph) that urban society underwent during the Renaissance.
Use detail and provide examples when writing your letter. Your letter should be written in a clear, informative manner.
Your letter will be graded based on your writing ability and your details/examples regarding the changes in urban life during the Renaissance.

20. The Protestant Reformation

21. Christian Humanism & Erasmus
Christian Humanism, or Northern Renaissance Humanism, had the goal of reforming the Catholic Church
Erasmus, best of all known Christian Humanist, called his view of religion “The Philosophy of Christ”
The Praise of Folly (criticized society, especially monks)
Set the stage for Martin Luther to reform

22. Indulgences and Salvation
People wanted to know how to save their souls, priests were unable to answer their questions…
Their answer… Buy your salvation and reduce time in Purgatory
The purchase of Indulgences could grant a soul salvation (entrance into heaven)
Indulgences were pieces of paper
Like a certificate

23. Martin Luther German, Monk and professor
Studied Bible to justify indulgences, found no support
Grew tired of Catholic church
October 31, 1517
95 theses

24. 95 Theses and the Printing Press
Thousands of copies of the 95 theses were copied and spread throughout Germany
How did the Printing Press help or hurt Martin Luther?

25. Luther Excommunicated
In Luther’s view, faith alone could bring you to salvation.
Unable to accept this, the Church excommunicated him.
Charles V hoped to change his mind and summoned him before the imperial diet.
The Edict of Worms declared him an outlaw and ordered all his works be burned.
Luther went into hiding until 1522.

26. Religious Choice Peace of Augsburg
A formal acceptance of the division of Christianity in Germany. People were now allowed to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism

27. Luther’s Actions
95 Theses Called for German Princes to establish a reformed German Church Protestantism