1. The Renaissance The learner will be able to: analyze the origin of the Italian & Northern Renaissances, in order to understand the evolution of culture within Europe. –Guided Instruction –Document Analysis

2. WarmUp #1 1. Analyze the map on pg. 436 & answer the questions regarding European trade in the 1300’s. 2. Read the “Causes of the Renaissance” (quick fact box) on pg. 439 & write 1 concise sentence explaining, in your own words, why the Renaissance began.

3. The Italian Renaissance: 1350-1500 Renaissance = “rebirth” –looking back to Greco-Roman times for inspiration began in Italy & spread north to rest of Europe Characteristics: –urban: city-states are most powerful –secular (non-religious) outlook –emphasized human ability high regard for individual accomplishment (Renaissance Man: someone good at everything = Leonardo da Vinci)

4. Humanism humanism: emphasis on human intellect & capability Petrarch: father of Renaissance humanism grew into the study of the humanities (i.e. literature, history, art)

5. Italian City-States Venice, Florence & Milan: most powerful city-states Venice: traded all over Mediterranean Florence: banking hub –controlled by de Medici family –cultural center for Italy –Lorenzo de Medici: great patron of the arts a wealthy individual who pays to have art created

6. Niccolo Machiavelli Machiavelli: politician in Florence –lost favor & exiled –wanted to return –wrote book of statecraft dedicated to the de Medicis the Prince: how to gain & keep power Machiavelli believed good leaders should be amoral: do best for the city regardless of if it is morally right or wrong –“by any means necessary”

7. Machiavelli & The Prince Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand: for everyone can see & few can feel. Everyone sees what you appear to be…few really know what you are. Machiavelli: the PrinceMen judge generally more by the eye than by the hand: for everyone can see & few can feel. Everyone sees what you appear to be…few really know what you are.

8. Medieval Art very flat lots of symbolism religious themes (primarily)

9. Renaissance Art developed perspective = 3 dimensions on flat surfaces used geometry to show distance, light & space studied human anatomy for figures very realistic Brunelleschi: the de Medici’s architect –designed churches more for the human worshipper than for God who was being worshipped

10. Brunelleschi’s Dome

11. Renaissance Artists “the ninja turtles” –Leonardo da Vinci: painter, inventor, poet, philosopher, body dissector etc. (The Last Supper, Mona Lisa etc.) –Michelangelo: painter, sculptor, architect, etc. (ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, David = perfectly proportional) –Raphael: painter (Madonna and Child, School of Athens = balance, harmony & order) –Donatello: sculptor with realistic style –Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: OpeningTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Opening

12. Leonardo da Vinci

13. Donatello

14. Michelangelo

15. Raphael

16. The Renaissance John Green's Crash Course #22: "The Renaissance: Was It A Thing?"

17. In-CLASS ASSESSMENT 1. What does the word “renaissance” mean? What language is the word derived from? 2. What are the three main city-states where the Italian Renaissance was founded & located? 3. What is a “Renaissance Man”? Give an example. 4. Name the text written by Machiavelli. According to him, good leaders should be __________________. 5. Name 4 most prominent Renaissance artists (i.e. “the ninja turtles”).

18. HOMEWORK: The Prince Read the section from The Prince & do a “SOAPSTone” on a separate piece of paper. –Speaker (author) –Occasion (time & place) –Audience (who was it written to, then…) –Purpose (why was it written, then…) –Significance (why is it important today?) –Tone Write a paragraph, on whether it is better for a parent/teacher/principal/president to be feared OR loved.