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THE RENAISSANCE. UNIT 2 HONORS WHII. THE LATE MIDDLE AGES. 1300’S = DARK AGES FAMINE PLAGUE (BUBONIC/PNEUMONIC) 100 YEARS WAR BTW. ENGLAND AND FRANCE. IMPACT OF THE PLAGUE. DECREASE THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE CHURCH LOSS OF POPULATION DECREASE IN TRADE.
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THE RENAISSANCE UNIT 2 HONORS WHII
THE LATE MIDDLE AGES • 1300’S = DARK AGES • FAMINE • PLAGUE (BUBONIC/PNEUMONIC) • 100 YEARS WAR BTW. ENGLAND AND FRANCE
IMPACT OF THE PLAGUE • DECREASE THE POWER AND INFLUENCE OF THE CHURCH • LOSS OF POPULATION • DECREASE IN TRADE
REBIRTH IN CLASSICAL LEARNING FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL WHY ITALY? PROXIMITY TO THE CLASSICAL CIVILIZATIONS WEALTHY MERCHANT CLASS (PATRONS) FIRST TO RECOVER FROM PLAGUE THE RENAISSANCE
IDEAS/THEMES OF THE RENAISSANCE • INDIVIDUALISM/HUMANISM • WORLDLINESS/SECULARISM • LEARNING • CLASSICISM/ANTIQUITY • REFORM
HUMANISM/INDIVIDUALISM Seek fulfillment in daily life All individuals have dignity and worth The ideal person should participate in politics, sports, art, literature and music HUMANISM Challenged long accepted traditions and institutions
NEW TECHNIQUES • PERSPECTIVE • REALISM
ITALIAN FRESCOES/WALLS WATER-BASED PAINTS SUBJECT MATTER- MORE EMPHASIS ON CLASSICS AND RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS FAMOUS ARTISTS- RAPHAEL, DA VINCI, MICHELANGELO NORTHERN CANVAS INTRODUCED OILS SUBJECT MATTER- INTEREST IN NATURE, INDIVIDUALISM, WORLDLINESS FAMOUS ARTISTS- VAN EYCK, BRUEGEL, DURER ITALIAN VS. NORTHERN ART