1. 38g – explain the importance of Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press

2. Exercise
Begin copying Pg. 843 in your textbook onto a sheet of notebook paper. Write neatly, but quickly!
I will be keeping the time to see how long it takes you.
When you finish, raise your hand and write down the time that I call out to you.
Then, take out a calculator and sit tight.

3. Exercise NOW CALCULATE: Minutes it took you x 2 = ___ min/pg
Multiply that by 1,105 (pages in your book)
Divide by 60 (minutes in an hour)
Divide by 16 (hours you write per day)
THIS TELLS YOU HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR YOU TO COPY YOUR TEXTBOOK BY HAND!

4. The Printing Press The most important invention of the 1400s
It was a gradual process:
First, they learned to make paper from the Arabs
Then came the development of printing blocks and moveable type
Johann Gutenberg built the first printing press in 1455 and used it to print a Bible

5. The Printing Press Effects:
Spread ideas – crucial for the success of the Reformation
Books became cheap so many people could buy them (especially the Bible)
Books written in vernacular for people who had not had classical educations
Revolutionized learning because books were so readily available, so more people learned to read

7. 38a – explain the social, economic, and political changes that contributed to the rise of Florence and the ideas of Machiavelli

8. Niccolò Machiavelli Wrote The Prince (1513)
Writings demonstrated the value of humanism
A guidebook for rulers
Recommended realistic actions a ruler could take to stay in power
Machiavelli wrote that a ruler should be kind and generous if able, but it is better to “be feared than loved”
A ruler should use any means necessary to achieve goals
The “end justifies the means”

9. From this arises the question whether it is better to be loved more than feared, or feared more than loved. The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved, if one of the two has to be wanting. For it may be said of men in general that they are ungrateful, voluble [changeable], dissemblers [liars], anxious to avoid danger, and covetous of gain; as long as you benefit them, they are entirely yours; they offer you their blood, their goods, their life, and their children, as I have before said, when the necessity is remote; but when it approaches, they revolt. And the prince who has relied solely on their words, without making preparations, is ruined.
- Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

10. 38b – identify artistic and scientific achievements of the “Renaissance Man,” Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo
WARM-UP:

11. “The Renaissance Man” Well educated in the Classics
Knowledgeable in many subject areas
Charming, witty, smart
Could dance, write poetry, play music
Should be physically fit

12. The Renaissance Woman Should study the Classics
Could write, dance, paint, and make music well
Should NOT seek fame or political power
Renaissance women were far better educated but had fewer rights than Medieval women

13. Raphael Raphael “perfected” Renaissance painting
He became the favorite painter of the Pope because of his amazing detailed paintings showing Greeks & Romans along with Renaissance people
“School of Athens” is his greatest work

14. All of the important Greek philosophers and thinkers are included in this painting  all of the great personalities of the classical period
A great variety of poses
Raphael worked on this commission simultaneously as Michelangelo was doing the Sistine Chapel

15. Plato and Aristotle
Socrates
Raphael

16. Alexander the Great
Michelangelo

17. Pythagoras

18. Zoroaster
Ptolemy
Euclid

19. Donatello Donatello was the greatest sculptor of the Renaissance
Medieval sculptors only carved the front of a statue, but Donatello wanted sculptures to be viewed from all sides like Greek & Roman statues

20. Donatello’s “David” became the first large, free-standing human sculpture

21. 38c – explain the main characteristics of humanism to include the ideas of Petrarch, Dante, and Erasmus

22. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Poet from Florence Wrote The Divine Comedy
The story is about Dante’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
Written in the vernacular (everyday language) so everyone could enjoy his writing

23. Desiderius Erasmus (1469?-1536)
Christian Humanist writer
Wrote the book In Praise of Folly
Poked fun at flaws in real people, such as greedy merchants, arrogant priests, etc.
Criticized the Church for teaching rituals instead of following Christ
Believed the clergy was ignorant
Believed in Christianity of the heart, not in a religion of rules and ceremonies
Believed that to improve society, people should study the Bible
Believed basis of education should be Roman & Greek classics

24. Sir Thomas More ( )
Christian writer who was concerned with society’s flaws
Said literature should serve Christian goals
Wrote Utopia
Described his ideal society, where people worked hard, lived in peace, and were well-educated