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Renaissance. Europe Goes Global. Origins. Crusades— E uropeans invaded the Islamic Empire & realized life could be much better Increased Trade=More $=Education=Art Return to the Classics— E uropeans began to study the Classical cultures of Greece & Rome
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Renaissance Europe Goes Global
Origins • Crusades—Europeans invaded the Islamic Empire & realized life could be much better • Increased Trade=More $=Education=Art • Return to the Classics—Europeans began to study the Classical cultures of Greece & Rome • Humanism-belief in studying the abilities & achievements of man
Guttenberg & the Press 15th Century German printer, made printing cheaper & more efficient by introducing movable type to Europe Bible was the 1st book printed on his press Made $ by printing Indulgences for the Catholic church
Two Different Renaissances Italian Northern Flemish painters Writers like More & Shakespeare • Focused on painting & sculpture • Frescoes • Supported by the church • Municipal works
Leonardo da Vinci Known for the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, & his many, many diaries left behind Had plans for a bicycle & a helicopter in his diaries Studied anatomy & nature to make his painting & sculptures more realistic
Michelangelo • Italian sculptor & painter • Contemporary & rival of Leonardo da Vinci • Painted the Sistine Chapel • Sculpted David & La Pieta
New Techniques Perspective- added depth to pictures
Flemish Painters Flanders=Southern Netherlands also known as the Low Countries 1st to use oil paints Focused on portraits, landscapes, & everyday life
Literature Writers of the Renaissance
Shakespeare • Most famous writer of the English language • Wrote over 30 plays & serves as the standard for playwrights today • His plays were performed @ the Globe Theater • Wrote for Lord Chamberlain’s Men aka the King’s Men • His stories play on common themes that still apply today, love, hate, revenge, etc.
Other Writers Petrarch-wrote sonnets including 1 about the perfect woman Thomas More-wrote Utopia, about a perfect society Cervantes-wrote Don Quixote & other plays Castiglione-The Book of the Courtier Machiavelli-The Prince Christine de Pivan-one of the 1st women to support her family writing Erasmus-humanist, Christianity of the heart not ceremonies Martin Luther-Catholic scholar & 1st Protestant?
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