Unit 8: Renaissance and Reformation

1. Unit 8: Renaissance and Reformation Ideas of the Renaissance - Humanism • Daily Questions: • - What changes in Europe led to the Renaissance? • Why has the time period been termed the “Renaissance”? • What is Humanism?

2. Warm-up • REGENTS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION #1 1. European society during the Renaissance differed from European society during the Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance • The church was no longer influential • The emphasis on individual worth increased • Economic activity declined • Art no longer contained religious themes • If you finish early, then do the extra questions for extra credit

3. Warm-up Reflection • How did you arrive at your answer? • What strategies did you use? • Why did you choose the answer you did? • Remember to: • LISTEN • SUMMARIZE • BUILD

4. Strategies for Multiple Choice Regents Questions • Read the question over twice • Figure out what exactly the question is asking you for, then underline it or write it out for yourself • Answer the question by yourself BEFORE looking at the multiple choice options • Read over your choices • Eliminate all the answers you are CERTAIN are wrong – be sure you have a reason for why they are wrong • Select the best (correct) answer to the question • At some point, re-read the question, answer it again in your head, then be sure that is the answer you chose

5. Notes • mid-1300’s – new ideas began to spread in Italy • Called the Renaissance or “rebirth” • PREDICT: Why would we use the word “rebirth to describe a time period? • 1350-1600C.E. the Renaissance came after the Middle Ages • RECALL: how would you describe the Middle Ages to someone who didn’t know anything about it? • Piecing it together: After the Middle Ages, why might a time period be a “rebirth”? What would a “rebirth” from the Middle Ages look like? What might change? • Where does the Renaissance begin?

6. Notes • During the Middle Ages, who had the power and wealth? • The Renaissance begins in the Italian city-states because they were rich from increased trade during the end of the Middle Ages (Crusades). • VOCAB: city-states – a state made up of a city and the surrounding territory it rules. • Middle Ages: had stressed human dependence on God and the importance of a spiritual life, as well as feudal societal structure.

7. Notes • Renaissance begins in the 1300’s in the Italian city-states • VOCAB: Renaissance – meaning “rebirth,” approx. 1350-1600, defined by Humanism and famous for art, architecture and science. • Result of renewed interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome. • Humanism: celebrated human freedom; the joys of this world; believed there were no limits to what human beings could accomplish; emphasis on the individual as opposed to God/church. • VOCAB: Humanism – the new outlook of the Renaissance that focused on the human world and celebrated human freedom. • “Men can do all things if they will…” • With humanist ideals and wealth, the powerful ruling families in the Italian city-states could afford to support scholars, writers, architects, artists, etc.

8. Activity: Flow Chart

9. Renaissance Facebook Biography Project • Read Project Overview • Assign Renaissance Men and Women

10. Renaissance Men and Women Class P

11. Journal Reflection 1 • Answer ALL of the following questions: • What changes in Europe led to the Renaissance? • Why is the time period of 1350-1600 C.E. called the Renaissance or “rebirth”? • What is humanism? • Who is your Renaissance figure? • Predict: Why is he/she important? • Homework: Research your Renaissance Man/Woman and bring in your research notes next class • Collecting: #