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1 MIDDLE AGES v. RENAISSANCE
GOD v. MAN?

2 FOCUS OF MEN AND SOCIETY Middle Ages Renaissance
God Eternal life Man Worth of the individual This life Classical Greece and Rome manners

3 EDUCATION Middle Ages Renaissance
Scholasticism Study of given truths authorized by Church Scientific writings of Aristotle Humanism = study of classics Greek/classical literature Classical sculpture Classical architecture Liberal arts education

4 SCIENCE AND MEDICINE Middle Ages Renaissance
Church = authority, expected conformity Barbers – bloodletting Superstition, magic Skepticism Individualism Science – sterile fields Leonardo – drawings of human bodies To invent weaponry Banned from Rome’s morgue

5 TRAVEL Middle Ages Renaissance
Pilgrimages Crusades Age of exploration Trade Personal glory and wealth

6 SOCIAL CLASSES Middle Ages Renaissance
Nobles Peasants Nobles Middle class Peasants

7 PHILOSOPHY Middle Ages Renaissance
God-centered Insignificant theological arguments Little original thinking Restated ancient philosophers

8 ART Middle Ages Renaissance
God-centered Symbolic meaning 2 dimensional Taught a lesson Most important item was the biggest – no linear perspective 3 dimensional Humanized people Perspective Anatomically correct Naturalism Freestanding sculptures

9 ARCHITECTURE Middle Ages Renaissance
Gothic and Romanesque Bigger – better Reach higher to be close to God Focused on religious buildings Influence of ancient Rome and Greece Symmetry Refinement Secular and religious buildings

10 DRAMA Middle Ages Renaissance
Purpose – religious instruction Morality plays Performed in churches Secular themes – completely divorced from Church theatres

11 MUSIC Middle Ages Renaissance
Gregorian chant Purpose – honor God Single-voiced (homophonic) Few musical instruments Polyphonic Symmetrical notation Mathematical Regular proportions Secular themes – romantic love madrigal

12 VIEW OF ANCIENT WORLD Middle Ages Renaissance
Pagans Used pagan works to bolster Christian Church dogma Felt inferior Appreciated classics- studied them Admired ancients Felt inferior

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