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Renaissance DBQ. Leonardo Da Vinci. The ultimate “Renaissance man”. Hook. In the reading, underline what a Renaissance person does. Can you think of any modern day Da Vinci’s today?
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Leonardo Da Vinci • The ultimate “Renaissance man”
Hook • In the reading, underline what a Renaissance person does. • Can you think of any modern day Da Vinci’s today? • Justin Timberlake, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Ron Howard, Warren Buffet, Will Smith, Sean “P Diddy” Combs
The Specialized Man • What are some examples of people who are specialized? • Jennifer Aniston, Kelly Clarkson, Michael Phelps • What are the benefits of a Renaissance education? • What are the benefits of a specialized education?
Arguments • In favor of Renaissance education: • School is a time to explore many options • In favor of specialized education: • We are living in an age of information overload. It is impossible to know all things.
Personal Opinion • Do you feel that your education has been too specialized or not specialized enough?
Ancient Greece • City States • Athens creates a democracy
Ancient Rome • Republic- gov’t in which citizens elect representatives to rule in their name • Caesar- republic to empire • Constantine- First emperor to adopt Christianity (306 C.E.)
Feudalism • Political system in Europe from 9th to 15th century, a king allowed nobles the use of his land in exchange for their military service and their protection of the land
Crusades • 1096- Christians launch series of wars to take Palestine from the Muslims • Jerusalem
Bubonic Plague • 1347- Cargo from Asia brings “Black Death” to Italy. Disease is spread by fleas & rats and spreads along trade routes in Europe. 25 million die in about 4 years.
Charlemagne • late 700s, first emperor of Western Europe since Romans, unified Europe
Power of the church • Catholic Church was very powerful
Literacy & Education • - Most people could not read or write, educated by monks and Pope
Renaissance • 1400-1700, people saw themselves in a new way because of scientific and cultural advances
Protestant Reformation • 1517, Christians broke away from the Catholic Church and started Protestant churches
Rise of Nation-States • Name of a territory when a nation and a state occupy the same territory
Middle Ages • Period extending from the fall of Rome to the 14th century
Monasteries • Communal living space for priests who have minimal contact with the outside world
Illiteracy • Being unable to read or write
Serfs • Poor peasants who lived in a near slave-like condition
Humanism • A Renaissance movement that placed new interest in the study and celebration of human beings as opposed to church ritual and human sin
Developing an Essay • Paragraph # 1 • Begin with a “Grabber” or attention-getting statement. • Example: The Renaissance turned the world, and man’s place in the world, upside down.
Developing an Essay • Paragraph One • Background: two or three sentences including, in this case, information about the Renaissance. • Example: From the fall of Rome to 1350, Europe was dominated by the Catholic Church. Truth came from the Bible and Pope. In the time period known as the Renaissance around the 1400s that followed, new ideas began to emerge. Scientific and cultural advances allowed for people to see themselves in a new way, and ways of thinking were radically changed forever.
Developing an essay Restating the question in your own word with the key words defined • Original question: How did the Renaissance change man’s view of man? • Example: Reflecting on this time period, one has to wonder how exactly people’s views were changing.
Developing an Essay • Thesis and Road map • What is a thesis? • Statement of what you will be arguing, the answer to the question your paper is asking. • Our question: How did the Renaissance change man’s view or man? • My argument (Thesis!!!): Attention shifted from God to man, heaven to earth, astronomy to reason, and sin to optimism.
Developing an essay • Road Map- What your three paragraphs are going to be about • Example option: The changes can be seen in art, literature, and astronomy. • Example option: The changes can be seen in art, literature, and anatomy.
Developing an essay • Did you…. • 1) have a grabber? • 2) explain some background? • 3) Restate the question? • 4) Develop a thesis (argument)? • 5) Establish a “road map?” (Lead me through what your paper is going to hit on)
My example: • The Renaissance turned the world, and man’s place in the world, upside down. From the fall of Rome to 1350, Europe was dominated by the Catholic Church. Truth came from the Bible and Pope. In a time period known as the Renaissance around the 1400s that followed, new ideas began to emerge. Scientific and cultural advances allowed for people to see themselves in a new way, and ways of thinking were radically changed forever. Reflecting on this time period, one has to wonder how exactly people’s views were changing. Attention shifted from God to man, heaven to earth, astrology to reason, and sin to optimism. The changes can be seen in literature, astronomy, and anatomy.
Paragraph 2 • Body Paragraph #1 • Literature • This paragraph needs • Baby Thesis • Argument • Evidence
Argument vs. Evidence • Argument: A statement for or against a point • Evidence: that which tends to prove or disprove something • Are the following statements arguments or evidence? • Cats are the best pets • Cats are smarter than dogs • Cats are much less friendly than dogs • Cats smell better than dogs
Argument vs. Evidence • Are the following arguments or evidence? • My cat loves strangers because she greets them all at the door. • My cat never has accidents in the house, does not meow in the house, does not shed, and always cuddles with me at night. • My cat knows when I’m about to give her a bath, so she will hide. She also can learn tricks, unlike my dog.
Combining Evidence and Arguments • Cats are the best pets. My cat never has accidents in the house, does not meow in the house, does not shed, and always cuddles with me at night. • My cat knows when I’m about to give her a bath, so she will hide. She also can learn tricks, unlike my dog. Therefore, cats are smarter than dogs.
Literature argument • Looking at literature, how has man’s view changed of himself during the Renaissance? • People of the Renaissance believe…… • Man should be celebrated • Man is capable and impressive • Man is comparable to God • People during the Middle Ages believed…… • Everyone sins and should be fearful of judgment day. • Man’s life should be about pleasing God.
Literature argument • What would be a good baby thesis (argument) specifically for how man’s view of man changed in literature? • Through literature, one can see how man’s view of himself changed from fearfulness of God’s judgment to the celebration of life and man’s capabilities.