Global II * Mr. McEntarfer

1. Aim: How did the Renaissance create a cultural rebirth in Europe? Do Now: Examine the sculpture on the right. Write down one thing you can infer from the sculpture about the Renaissance? Global II * Mr. McEntarfer

2. Instructional Objectives We will be able to: Explain why the Renaissance began in Italy Describe the cultural change that happened in Europe during the Renaissance • Agenda: • Do Now • Notes • Guided Reading • Summary

3. Revolution in the Arts What are the differences between these two paintings?

4. The Renaissance • The Renaissance means __________ because it was a revival of the ______ and learning of Ancient Greece and _______.

5. Causes • The wars and plagues of the middle ages would lead to a “golden age” in Europe called the Renaissance. • Renaissance means ___________ • The Crusades – Increased _______ and cultural __________ in ideas and technology. • The Black Death – Higher wages because of labor ________ brought people wealth and decreased the prestige of the _________ because the church could not stop the scourge.

6. Began in Italy • Three Reasons: • Italian city-states like Venice grew rich from trade • Powerful Families like the Medici became patrons or people who supported artists. • Location in Rome. They were exposed to the great achievements of the past.

7. Classical and Worldly Values • The poverty of the middle ages gave people nothing to celebrate, but their soon to come afterlife. The new wealth of the Renaissance made people want to celebrate life in the here and now. • Humanism: A focus on humans and their achievements. People wanted to create and party. • Secular – Concerned with the here and now instead of spiritual matters of the afterlife.

8. Activity – Guided Reading: 336-341

9. Summary Questions • Where did the people of the Renaissance? • Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?

10. Homework: Reading on Leonardo da Vinci