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1 1485 To 1660

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3 Renaissance Means… Refers to… Associated with… “Rebirth”
Intellectual & Artistic energies Greek & Roman civilizations

4 The start of the Renaissance is typically associated with …
Italy

5 Renaissance Writing Francesco Petrarcha Italian scholar
“Father of Humanism” Poet (Petrarchan Sonnet)

6 Renaissance Writing Giovanni Boccaccio Author & poet
Friend of Petrarch Humanist Wrote the Decameron

7 Renaissance Painting Giotto di Bondone Painter Architect

8 Renaissance Architecture
Filippo Brunelleschi Architect Engineer…domes Built in Florence

9 Renaissance Sculpture…
Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi) Sculptor...bas relief

10 Renaissance Humanism Philosophy that centered around cultural and educational reform. It developed during the fourteenth and turn-of-the fifteenth centuries, and was a response to the challenge of Medieval scholastic education, which emphasized practical, pre-professional and scientific studies. Rather than train professionals in jargon and strict practice, humanists sought to create a citizenry (including women) able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity. Thus, they would be capable of better engaging the civic life of their communities and persuading others to virtuous and prudent actions.

11 Lorenzo de’ Medici Italian statesman and (unofficial) ruler of the
Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists and poets. Lived during the height of

12 Famous Faces of the Day Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

13 Begins the Tudor Dynasty
The War of the Roses House of Lancaster House of York Two houses fighting over the throne of England. Henry VII Begins the Tudor Dynasty Kills the present King (Richard III) at Bosworth Field, then unites both houses by marrying Elizabeth of York.

14 Tudor Dynasty & the Renaissance
Henry VIII Crowned King in 1509 Inspired by Europe Wanted Enlightenment Renaissance Prince

15 Corruption of the Catholic Church
Martin Luther Protestant Reformation 95 Theses - laid out the abuses of the Catholic Church and its clergy - nailed to door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany

16 Battle with the Catholic Church
Henry VIII Battle with the Catholic Church Defender of the Faith—Devout Catholic King Reasons for the Separation with Rome: Political reason for being part of The Reformation. Wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon (daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella of Spain) Needed a male heir

17 The Battle with Rome cont.
Pope refuses the divorce Henry disobeys the church Declares himself as… Head of the Church of England (the Anglican church) Church & State are Now the same entity.

18 Long-Range Consequences…
England was forced to be dependent on itself (no one in Europe would support them now.) Many people refused to accept Henry as Head of the Church of England. Henry killed many people who opposed him. It was a political necessity.

19 Leader of the Renaissance…
Sir Thomas More: Counselor to Henry VIII Lord Chancellor Lawyer, humanist, statesman. Executed as a traitor Sainted by both the Catholic & Anglican churches. No one was safe from Henry VIII’s drive for power & authority

20 Henry VIII’s children…
Edward VI Jane Seymour was his mother (3rd wife) King at 9 yrs old Very sickly child 16 when he died of turberculosis.

21 Mary Tudor Daughter of Catherine of Aragon (1st wife)
Ruled from 1553 – 1558 She Re-established Catholicism during her reign of terror. Burned heretics “Bloody Mary” Married Phillip II of Spain (her cousin)

22 Elizabeth I The Elizabethan Age Daughter of Anne Boleyn
Ruled from 1558 – 1603 Established the English Protestant church & was Supreme Governor . The “Virgin Queen” The Golden Age of England

23 The Elizabethan Age: Literature
Pastoral Poetry…set in the countryside, with shepherds & shepherdesses; concerns love, & is typically song-like

24 Shakespeare… Sonnets (154) Drama (37)

25 Sonnet Forms: Shakespearean Spenserian Petrarchan Sidney a b c d e f g

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