1. Intro to the Renaissance Mr. Mizell: Humanities

2. Copy Down Vocabulary (2.1) Renaissance – rebirth in art, writing, architecture, and culture Individualism – being independent and having freedom to make choices Secularism – concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters Realism – showing life how it actually is Humanism – focusing on human potential and achievement

3. Essential Question: What is the Renaissance and why did it begin?

4. What was the Renaissance? Renaissance means “rebirth” There was a rebirth in Greek and Roman culture, art, and architecture throughout Europe. More Individualism, Secularism, Humanism

5. Why did it begin?

6. Cause 1 - Fall of Constantinople 1453 – the city of Constantinople is taken over by the Ottomans Ends the Byzantine Empire (Roman)

9. Scholars Flee to Italy After the fall of Constantinople, the Byzantine scholars fled to Italy –They brought the Greek and Roman ideas, art, and writing with them

10. New Ideas, Art, and Writing These Greek/Roman (Classical) ideas lay the foundation for the Renaissance Gradually, people will begin to apply these ideas and art to their own culture

11. Cause 2 - Trade Trade from Asia moves through the Middle East and up into Italy Italian cities such as Florence become the center of trade

13. Ideas move with Trade New ways of thinking on religion, people, and art travel with trade Trade means greater diversity and individualism in those Italian cities.

14. Trade Creates Wealth Trade creates a new wealthy class of people known as merchants (no longer just about nobles with lots of land) Some merchants will become patrons of artists (supporting them financially )

16. Italy’s trade carried the Renaissance ideas to the rest of Europe

17. Cause 3 – Black Death A disease that begins in Asia and travels through trade routes/people into Europe Transmitted by fleas from rats

19. Many Die Bubonic Plague kills between 30% - 60% of all Europeans Chaos happens as people lose faith

22. Changes Society More jobs are available at higher wages because so many died –Peasants can leave manors to get jobs People lose faith in the Church

23. The Black Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6Xil XDZQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6Xil XDZQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qK4X6 bqy3o&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qK4X6 bqy3o&feature=related

24. Directions Work on the Causes of Renaissance and Black Death sheet silently Raise your hand if you have questions or need help