1. Renaissance: “rebirth”

2. Western European Timeline:
Classic Greece/Rome Middle Ages Renaissance

3. I. Renaissance background
A. Cultural movement that lasted from the 14th–17th centuries
B. Started in Italy, spread throughout Europe
C. Humanism: intellectual movement
1. revival of classical learning
2. focused on individual endeavors rather than religion

5. II. Gutenberg’s Printing Press

7. How would a printing press affect society?
What do you think was the first book printed on the Gutenberg printing press?

8. A. First time books were printed on a large scale
B. Knowledge and education spread more quickly
C. Harder to monitor what is being printed

9. III. Protestant Reformation
Terms
Church Abuses
1. Corruption
2. Fear of excommunication
3. “Indulgences”

10. C. Martin Luther 1. Monk who starts questioning the practices adopted by the church 2. Opposed to monasticism 3. Faith versus indulgences

11. 4. 95 Theses 5. Influence of printing press 6
4. 95 Theses 5. Influence of printing press 6. Church excommunicated Luther

12. 7. Luther translated the Bible from Latin to German so more people could read it and interpret it for themselves. 8. “Lutherans” created a new branch of Christianity called “Protestants” What were some other Protestant sects to emerge?

13. Luther: “Printing was God’s highest act of grace.”

14. D. The Catholic church’s response: Catholic Reformation (Counter-Reformation)

15. E. European countries had many conflicts over whether they should adopt the Catholic or Protestant branch of Christianity.

16. IV. Literature A. Studied ancient texts (Latin, Greek)
B. Literature reflected interest in philosophy and learning

17. 1. Dante: The Divine Comedy

18. 2. Cervantes: Don Quixote

19. 3. Shakespeare

20. V. Art and Architecture
Art: development of perspective, more realistic
Both: inspiration from classical forms
(you’ll learn more Renaissance art later this week)

21. What classical structure does this resemble?

22. VI. Scientific Revolution
Before Renaissance: knowledge via informal observation, the Bible (church), classical thinkers
Controversial new “scientific method” was developed

23. C. Led to rapid expansion of knowledge D
C. Led to rapid expansion of knowledge D. Great advances in astronomy, physics and biology E. Enlightenment thinkers later in this era would apply Scientific Method to analysis of human beings – led to social sciences

24. Crash Course: Renaissance “Was the Renaissance a ‘thing?’”