THE RENAISSANCE
(1350 – 1600 A.D.)
If the Renaissance
means
“Renaissance”
is the French
rebirth, what
beingword
revived
equivalent
of theisItalian
during
this time
Rinascita,
which
meansperiod?
“rebirth.”
THE REVIVAL OF LEARNING AND
CULTURE
“Birth” of modern world
2. “Rebirth” of classical learning
from Greeks and Romans
3. New type of intellectual
thought—Humanism.
1.
THE RENAISSANCE BEGAN IN
ITALY!!!
Question: Why Italy?
Question: Why Italy?
 LOCATION—Gateway
to Europe for
Mediterranean Trade

Wealthy merchants funded scholars and
artists
 LOCATION—Proximity
to Muslim and
Byzantine Empires

Preserved Greek and Roman learning
 LOCATION—Remnants
of Roman
civilization all around for inspiration
By the late 1400’s, the
Renaissance spread towards
Northern Europe, including France,
Belgium, the Netherlands, England,
Spain, and Germany.
Characteristics of Humanism:
1. One should seek fulfillment in
daily life
2. Each individual has dignity
and worth
3. Celebrate the achievements
and abilities of human beings
4. Less concerned with religion
PROFILE OF
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Country: England
Accomplishment(s):
1. Sonnets & Plays
2. Used realistic
settings/themes
in ordinary
language
EXAMPLES OF SHAKESPEARE’S
PLAYS…
EXAMPLES OF SHAKESPEARE’S
PLAYS…
PROFILE OF
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS
Country: Netherlands
Profession(s): Catholic priest, theologian,
and Renaissance humanist
Accomplishment(s):
1.
wrote The Praise of Folly
2.
Wanted the Bible translated into
languages ordinary people spoke
PROFILE OF
3. MICHELANGELO
Profession(s):
Accomplishment(s):
ItalianItaly
Renaissance
Country:
andand
architect
• painter,
paintedsculptor,
the ceiling
alter wall
of the Sistine Chapel
•
sculpted David
SISTINE CHAPEL – ITALY
(TODAY’S VATICAN CITY)
But the inside…
PROFILE OF
4. LEONARDO DA VINCI
Profession(s):
painter, studied
Country:
Italy anatomy,
Accomplishment(s):
botany,
architecture,
and
engineering
1.
His many works reflected a
2.
3.
precise realism
Painted the Mona Lisa
Painted the Last Supper
Mona Lisa
the Last Supper
PROFILE OF
5. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Accomplishment(s):
Country: Spain
•
wrote one of the first modern novels –
Don Quixote – a tale that mocks
romantic notions of medieval chivalry
PROFILE OF
6. NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
Accomplishment(s):
Country: Italy
Served Florence as a Diplomat
 wrote The Prince - a political guide to
rulers on how to gain and maintain
power