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UNIT 6 Chapter 17 – European Renaissance & Reformation

UNIT 6 Chapter 17 – European Renaissance & Reformation. THE RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION. OBJECTIVES. CORE OBJECTIVE : Explain the conditions in Europe that brought upon the Renaissance and the Reformation.

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UNIT 6 Chapter 17 – European Renaissance & Reformation

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  1. UNIT 6Chapter 17 – European Renaissance & Reformation THE RENAISSANCE & REFORMATION

  2. OBJECTIVES • CORE OBJECTIVE: Explain the conditions in Europe that brought upon the Renaissance and the Reformation. • Objective 6.1: Identify the rise of the Renaissance in Italy and the values it prized. • Objective 6.2: Describe the artistic breakthroughs and achievements of Renaissance artists and writers. • Objective 6.3: Trace the development and impact of the Northern Renaissance. • Objective 6.4: Analyze religious issues and historical impact of Martin Luther’s Reformation. • Objective 6.5: Explain the developments of the Protestant and Catholic Reformation. • THEME: Two movements, the Renaissance and the Reformation, usher in dramatic social and cultural changes in Europe.

  3. CHAPTER 17: European Renaissance and Reformation, 1300–1600 Two movements, the Renaissance and the Reformation, usher in dramatic social and cultural changes in Europe. Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance SECTION 1 SECTION 2 The Northern Renaissance Luther Leads the Reformation SECTION 3 The Reformation Continues SECTION 4

  4. The Northern Renaissance CHAPTER 17 SECTION 2 In the 1400s, the ideas of the Italian Renaissance begin to spread to Northern Europe.

  5. THESIS EXAMPLE • LEONARDO DA VINCI • Leonardo da Vinci was the greatest artist of the Renaissance because of his interest in classical culture, belief in human potential; and influence on future artists • Main Supporting Points • #1 Classical Cultre (Greece & Rome) • #2 Belief in human potential (science & invention) • #3 Influence upon history

  6. RENAISSANCE IDEAS SPREAD WRITE THIS DOWN! • Spirit of Renaissance Italy impresses visitors from northern Europe • The Renaissance spreads north for 3 reasons • #1 When Hundred Years’ War ends (1453), cities grow rapidly • #2 Merchants in northern cities grow wealthy and sponsor artists • #3 England and France unify under strong monarchs who are art patrons

  7. RENAISSANCE ART MIGRATES NORTH • Artists, writers move to northern Europe fleeing war in Italy (1494) • Northern Renaissance artists interested in realism • German Painters • Albrecht Dürer’s woodcuts and engravings emphasize realism • Hans Holbein the Younger paints portraits, often of English royalty • Flemish Painters • Flanders is the artistic center of northern Europe • Jan van Eyck, pioneer in oil-based painting, uses layers of paint • Van Eyck’s paintings are realistic and reveal subject’s personality • Pieter Bruegel captures scenes of peasant life with realistic details WRITE THIS DOWN!

  8. NORTHERN WRITERS WANT TO REFORM SOCIETY • Northern Humanists • Criticize the Catholic Church, start Christian humanism • Want to reform society and promote education, particularly for women • Women’s Reforms • Christine de Pizan, one of the first women writers • She promotes education, equal treatment for boys and girls • Christian Humanists • DesideriusErasmus of Holland is best-known Christian humanist • His book, The Praise of Folly, pokes fun at merchants and priests • Thomas More of England creates a model society in his book Utopia WRITE THIS DOWN!

  9. THE ELIZABETHAN AGE • Queen Elizabeth I • Renaissance spreads to England in mid-1500s • Period known as the Elizabethan Age, after Queen Elizabeth I • Elizabeth reigns from 1558 to 1603 • William Shakespeare • Shakespeareis often regarded as the greatest playwright • Born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 • Plays performed at London’s Globe Theater WRITE THIS DOWN!

  10. THE PRINTING PRESS • Around 1440 Johann Gutenbergof Germany develops printing press • Printing press allows for quick, cheap book production • What was the first book printed with movable typein 1455? WRITE THIS DOWN!

  11. THE LEGACY OF THE RENAISSANCE • Changes in the Arts • Art influenced by classical Greece and Rome • Realistic portrayals of individuals and nature • Art is both secular and religious • Writers use vernacular • Art praises individual achievement • Changes in Society • Printing makes information widely available • Illiterate people benefit by having books read to them • Published accounts of maps and charts lead to more discoveries • Published legal proceedings make rights clearer to people • Political structures and religious practices are questioned

  12. MAIN POINTS! #1 - The Renaissance is a return of learning in Europe • Lasted from 1300–1600 #2 - Starts in Italy for 3 reasons: Small City-States, Wealthy Merchant Power, Greco-Roman Literature #3 - Writing, Art focus on realism/individual

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