1. The Italian Renaissance
Chapter 11 Section 2 pages

2. What do you see in this group of pictures? (2 minutes to look)

4. Will you sign your painting? (Close eyes and imagine)

5. What sources inspired Renaissance artists and scholars
What sources inspired Renaissance artists and scholars? (Notes from slides)

6. New ways to see the world …
Middle Ages: Ruled by the Church!!
People looked to the church for answers
Thinkers of the time were connected to the church
1300’s: Things start to change!!
Rise of the Scholar:
Study subjects besides religion (history, literature, public speaking, art, science)
Emphasizing action and human ability
This type of study is called: Humanism

7. New ways to see the world …
Humanists were still religious but they were interested in writing, creating, and speaking
New interest in Ancient History
Why: rediscovery of ancient writing
Byzantine Empire
Scholars leave the Byzantine Empire to escape the Turks
Scholars went to Italy, they took with them:
Ancient writing called classical writing
Plato and Thucydides
Hunt for more – Monasteries
Found preserved works from the Romans
Thucydides
Plato

8. New ways to see the world …
Humanists wanted to revive
Greek and Roman Studies:
Grammar, poetry, and language
Greek and Roman Art and Architecture:
Classical statues
Roman buildings
Italian artists wanted to make their statues and buildings look like Greek and Roman works
Renaissances Period
Roman Period

9. How did Dante and Machiavelli reflect the ideas of the Renaissance
How did Dante and Machiavelli reflect the ideas of the Renaissance? (Read on your own Italian Writers on page 306)

10. Name some of the great artists of the Italian Renaissance and list a few of their accoplishments. (Read along with the CD section: Italian Art and Artists on pages 307 – 309)

11. How do you think Renaissance ideas would change as they spread to other countries? (Notes from Sides)

12. Science and Education
Many of the text rediscovered in the 1300’s dealt with science
Starting block for Renaissance scholars
Mathematics
Help them understand the universe
New symbols for math:
Square root
Positive numbers
Negative numbers
Engineering and Architecture
Use new mathematical formulas to strengthen buildings
Filippo Brunelleschi
Dome – two thin light layers instead of one heavy piece

13. Science and Education Astronomy and Cartography Education
Study the sun, stars, and planets
Middle Ages – sun and stars revolved around the Earth
Renaissance – Earth moves around the Sun
Study the Earth
Find the exact size of the Earth
Find out the size and shape of land
Make maps using merchant and sailor calculations
Education
Need changes in Education to help spread Renaissance findings
Middle ages – students study religious subjects
Renaissance – students study humanities as well and religious subjects

14. Looking back at this group of pictures can you now identify Italian Renaissance themes? (2 minutes to look)