110 likes | 246 Views
Agenda 1-6-2014. Renaissance Language of the Discipline. Term : Renaissance Definition: Interaction: Picture (school and painting). Term: Marco Polo Definition: Interaction: Cause Effect__________ Mongols - People Curious
E N D
Term: Renaissance Definition: Interaction: Picture (school and painting) Term: Marco Polo Definition: Interaction: Cause Effect__________ Mongols - People Curious Made Silk Road - Want goods from Safer Asia - Trade increases Term: Medici Family Definition: Interaction: Draw a picture (banking = money = art) Term: Definition: Interaction: Term: Definition: Interaction: Term: Definition: Interaction:
1. Renaissance • A time in Europe after the Middle Ages with new interest in art, learning, & achievements; means “rebirth”
2. Marco Polo • Italian trader, he traveled to China and wrote about his trip. Marco Polo traveled using the Silk Road. His journey made many curious about Asia and trade increased.
3. Medici Family • Wealthy banking family in Florence, Italy • Used their money to hire artists, architects and build libraries • Turned Florence into a center of art, learning and culture.
Decline of Feudalism Black Death killed 1/3 Europe’s population Peasants revolted and demanded more freedom People moved to cities to earn better wages Status was determined by wealth and not birthright
Development of the Renaissance Medici family used their money to promote the arts Banking earns people even more $ Inflenced by art and writing from ancient Rome and Greece Italy controls trade between Europe and the Holy Land/Asia. Italian cities become rich and powerful Crusades made people eager to learn about the world
What is the Renaissance? • A rebirth of classical learning (Greek and Roman) and a belief in human potential following the Middle Ages. Roman Statue of Hermes Renaissance Statue of David
Write a Cinquain Poem about the Decline of the Middle Ages Topic 2 words 3 words 4 words 5 words Topic Write a 5 W poem about the Development of the Renaissance Who? What? When? Where? Why? Draw a picture to represent the changes between the two time periods. Ex. Wilted tree in Winter (Middle Ages) vs. Green Tree in Spring (Renaissance) Write an acrostic poem for the word rebirth that describes the Renaissance R E B I R T H