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The Waning of the Middle Ages

The Waning of the Middle Ages. What events led to the end of the Middle Ages? The Great Famine The Black Death The Hundred Years’ War The Great Schism The Crusades. The Renaissance - Introduction. New interest in learning about Greece & Rome Great turning point in Western Civilization

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The Waning of the Middle Ages

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  1. The Waning of the Middle Ages • What events led to the end of the Middle Ages? • The Great Famine • The Black Death • The Hundred Years’ War • The Great Schism • The Crusades

  2. The Renaissance - Introduction • New interest in learning about Greece & Rome • Great turning point in Western Civilization • Began in Italy • Location • Cities emerge as important centers • Independence not crushed • Wealthy supported artists • Used observation to explain world

  3. Painting & Sculpture • Giotto • New painting style – Life-like space • Depth, shading, emotions • Masaccio • Perspective

  4. Painting & Sculpture • Leonardo Da Vinci • Sculptor, Inventor, Painter • Mona Lisa, Last Supper • Michelangelo • Sculptures – David, Moses, Pieta • Sistine Chapel – Paintings of Bible scenes

  5. Architecture • Drew from Ancient Rome • Columns & Circular Arches • Filippo Brunelleschi • Designed roof of Florence Cathedral • Artistic accomplishments showed fascination with this world instead of next

  6. Scholarship & Literature • Studied works of Rome & Greece • Petrarch – Father of Humanism • Erasmus – Questioned the church • Writers focused on dignity of man, celebrated pleasures of the sense, & instructed behavior • Wrote in vernacular (local language)

  7. Science & Technology • Nicholas Copernicus • Earth orbits Sun • Banned by church b/c it went against what they taught • Galileo Galilei • Motion laid foundation for physics • Supported Copernicus’ theory • 1632 – Inquisition found him guilty of speaking against church

  8. Essential Question • What achievements of the Renaissance still affect modern day society?

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