1. The Renaissance

2. September 2, 2015

3. Do Now
After coming into class quietly, take out your World History materials and turn to the Hey History!
Pass back materials in Pick Up Box

4. Hey History
Topic: Medieval Art vs. Renaissance Art – Compare

5. What we just learned/What we will learn
During the Middle Ages, religion wielded great influence over art, government and literature.
Also, the Crusades spurred a revival in trade in western Europe
Towns and cities began to grow, nations formed strong governments, and people started to challenge the authority of the church
Next, we will learn about developments in art, literature, and thought marked European life, as well as new ideas in religion that challenged the moral authority of the church

6. Describing the Middle Ages
In the Left Column: Using what we know about the Middle Ages, write three or four facts/sentences describing each area of the Middle Ages
Include examples to back up facts
In the Right Column: Next, write a brief prediction for how you believe the Renaissance will be different

7. The Middle Ages
The Roman Catholic Church dominated both spiritual and political areas of life
Art was dominated by religious icons
Feudalism was the main political and social system; Manorialism was the economic system
Society consisted of three major social classes (nobles, serfs, and clergy)
Empires were ruled by emperors or kings who came to power because it was their divine birth right.

8. Predicting Life in Renaissance
Primary source vs. Secondary source

9. Predicting Life in the Renaissance
Articulate what you perceive to be true about life and thinking in the Renaissance, especially those views that were in direct contrast to the major beliefs and practices of the Middle Ages.
Record observations about each area in your Graphic Organizer

10. How the Renaissance came about…
What is a Renaissance?
The Renaissance – or “rebirth” – was both a philosophical and artistic movement and the era when that movement flourished
What are the factors that led to the Italian Renaissance?
Ruins of the Roman Empire a reminder of their glory
Contact with the Byzantines
Knowledge of Arab and African achievements in Sci and Meds
Artistic awakening
Study of Greek and Roman Classics, leading to search for new knowledge

11. Closure – Exit Ticket
Which two ancient civilizations influenced the Italian Renaissance the most?
One difference between life in the Middle Ages and life in the Renaissance

12. Homework
Using the beginning section of Chapter 6, Sec. 1, Create a Graphic Organizer outlining the nature of thought during the Italian Renaissance
What did the major thinkers believe?
What was considered important knowledge?

13. September 3, 2015

14. Do Now…
After coming into class quietly, take out your world history materials and turn to the Hey History! Section of your binder
Turn in your homework from last night into the Turn In Box

15. Hey History! Topic: The Renaissance Man
Prediction: what do you think a “Renaissance man” is?
Video
Is there anything you would add to your prediction from before? Any modern-day examples you can think of?

16. Describing the Renaissance…
We do not have an exact year for the beginning and the end of the Italian Renaissance, but we do know it was an age of intellectual and artistic revival centered in the classical antiquity of Greek and Roman literature that began about 1350 A.D. and lasted until 1650 A.D.
Today, you will explain the major aspects that defined this period in the world…

17. Italian Renaissance “Slideshows”
You will be creating a “slideshow” or “flipbook” describing the Renaissance
Need a Title Slide
Each slide needs a title, content, and some type of illustration
Topics to address:
causes and effects of this historical event
where it began and why
why it was successful
what it accomplished
how it was diffused throughout Europe
what the major differences were between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Europe Renaissance

18. Grading… Quiz Grade – You will be graded on the following criteria:
Required Elements
You have the right number of slides, each slide has the right content
Accurate Content
Information is accurate from a credible source
Text Elements
Text is easy to view, read, and comprehend
Graphics
Pictures accurately relate to slides

19. Closure…
Exit Slips…
3 things you learned about the Renaissance Era today?
1 thing you still would like to inquire about?

20. No Homework…

21. September 4, 2015

22. Do Now…
After quietly coming into class, take out your world history materials
Select a group member to go to the back of the room and retrieve your slide show materials from the back table

23. Finish Slide Shows
13 minutes…

24. Describing the Renaissance…
causes and effects…
Rediscovery of classical Roman and Greek Literature
Interest in the Humanism (focused on the individual) and secularism (separation of church and state)
Wealthy Italian cities
Explosion of knowledge, ideas, art, etc.
where it began and why
Began in Italy in the 1300s after scholars started to take a more critical approach to learning
Works compared – what is more authentic?
why it was successful
Expansion of Greek and Roman dominant cultural identity
Realistic features in art, scientific inquiry, and quest for knowledge

25. Describing the Renaissance…
what it accomplished
New techniques and scientific inquiry led to some of the greatest art
Greek and Roman ideas about education and government permeated Italian culture, literature
how it was diffused throughout Europe
Passageways through the Alps
The Printing Press
what the major differences were between the Italian Renaissance and the Northern Europe Renaissance
Rest of western Europe vs. Italy
English Lit. reached peak during NR; artists emulated their Italian predecessors

26. Renaissance Personalities
Petrarch
Machiavellei Baldassare
Castiglione Giotto
Masaccio Da Vinci
Michelangelo Raphael
Titian Donatello
Jan van Eyck Brueghel
Dürer Holbein
Gutenberg Erasmus
Shakespeare Botticelli
Brunelleshi Boccacio
Renaissance Personalities Chart and Outline Map

27. Further Discussion…
Explain which artists you think had the biggest impact on the era.
Explain which artists you find the most fascinating.
Where do you find most of the artists and writers were located? Why do you think this is true?

28. Major Renaissance Artists
Da Vinci Michelangelo Raphael
Titian Donatello Botticelli
Brunelleshi
Each group gets a Renaissance artist to research.
Each group create a visual display (i.e., PowerPoint©, poster, collage, storyboard) for its assigned Renaissance artist.
Each group should research the artist’s life, style of art, specific names of artwork, pictures of the artist’s works, and a comparison of the artist’s work with Middle Ages style of art.

29. Closure… Exit Ticket 3 things I learned 2 things I found interesting
1 thing I must inquire about!

30. Homework
Think about/Work on Renaissance Personality Visual

31. September 8, 2015

32. Do Now…
After quietly taking your seat, take out your World History materials…
Pass back materials from the Pick-Up Box
Put passed back papers in designated area, turn to Hey History! Section

33. Minor things to discuss…

34. Hey History! Topic: Paying for what you’ve earned…
How would you feel if you had worked very hard to earn a good grade in a class, and after your hard work the teacher told you that you had to pay for it?
Can you think of a scenario involving the Roman Catholic church similar to the one above?
What do you think people might do if they were involved in a case like this with the church?

35. The Protestant Reformation
In about 1500, northern humanists argued that the Roman Catholic Church had lost sight of its spiritual mission
Renaissance popes started to sell indulgences, or pardons from punishment for sin which were originally given as a reward for pious deeds, simply to raise $$ for the church
Those who were against these church practices started a religious revolution, known as the Reformation, that would eventually split the church in w. Europe

36. Protestant Reformation - Jigsaw
Each group will have 5 people…
Each group will research and determine the key information for one of the following categories:
early church critics (e.g., Jan Hus, John Wycliffe)
prominent reformers (e.g., Desiderius Erasmus, Martin Luther, Henry VIII, John Calvin, John Knox)
key events (e.g., Posting of 95 Theses, Diet of Worms, Henry VIII split from Catholic Church, Edict of Nantes)
key groups (e.g., Lutherans, Calvinists, Anabaptists, Huguenots, Anglicans)
religious conflicts (e.g., Thirty Years War)
Record your answers on the poster provided; at the end we will share and discuss…

37. Time to work on Renaissance Personalities Visuals

38. Closure…

39. Homework
Finish Renaissance Personalities Visuals, be ready to present at the beginning of class

40. September 9, 2015

41. Do Now…
After quietly taking your seat, take out your World History materials…

42. 10 Minutes to Prepare Visuals…

43. Present Renaissance Personalities Visuals

44. Predictions…?!
How will the Catholic Church respond to the actions of Protestants…
Actions of Protestants include:
Northern Humanists expressing concerns about the church,
Humanists urging people to withdraw from the church,
Martin Luther criticizes church – leaves to start Lutheran Church,
Henry VIII leaves church – starts Church of England,
John Calvin starts Protestant Church in Switzerland
How might the church push back in these circumstances

45. How the Church achieved their goals…
Complete the Graphic Organizer working in your groups and using your textbook.

46. Comparing the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Reformation
Compose a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, explaining ways in which the movements were similar and different.

47. Closure…
Long Term Effects of the Reformation and Counter Reformation

48. Homework…
STUDY

49. September 10, 2015

50. Do Now…
After quietly taking your seat, take out your WH binder and turn to the Hey History! Section…
Turn Homework into the Turn In Box…

51. Hey History! Topic: Test Review
Put the following topics in order of how well you believe you know them, 1 being you are very comfortable with the topic to 7 being you really need to study the material…
Feudalism/Manorial System
Crusades
Life and Culture in the Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Renaissance Personalities
Italian Renaissance vs. Northern Renaissance
Reformation vs. Counter-Reformation

52. Study Guide Feudalism Manorial System Crusades
Life and culture during high middle ages (architecturally, educationally, and language/literature)
Challenges to church’s power from 1200s to 1400s
The Renaissance
Italian Renaissance vs. Northern Renaissance
Renaissance Personalities (Especially the ones from the Personality Visuals)
Protestant Reformation
Counter-Reformation (aka Catholic Reformation)

53. Format Multiple Choice Matching Fill In the Blank
Constructed Response/Essay
Possible Topics: 1) Timeline for the Crusades, 2) Describe the Renaissance, 3) Italian Renaissance vs. Northern Renaissance

54. Time to Study

55. Homework
For the love of Muhammad, STUDY!!