The Renaissance and Reformation: 1300-1600
 The Renaissance was a period of cultural rebirth in the ____,
__________, and ________.
Life in Renaissance England
1. Which member of the family held all the power in
the house?
1. How many languages has Shakespeare’s plays
been translated into?
2. What was forbidden to women of this time?
2. Name three words or phrases that first appeared
in his plays:
3. What were the typical ages for men and women
to get married?
3. Why are so many film adaptions made from
Shakespeare’s works?
4. How were children treated at this time?
4. Name three films that are based on
Shakespeare’s work:
 During the __________ Revolution, a new approach to science
changed the way Europeans ______ the world.
 During this time, the __________ Reformation and the Scientific
Revolution changed European __________.
Shakespeare’s Modern Day Influence
 The Renaissance began in _____ and spread to northern Europe.
 During the Italian Renaissance an intellectual movement took place known as _________.
 Humanism based on study of classical ______ and ______ cultures,
and focused on worldly subjects. Not religious issues that medieval
thinkers studied.
 Humanists believed education should help people _____ in new ways.
 Humanism brought a new ________ toward culture, learning and the
world.
 Key advance in __________ during Renaissance was the printing
press.
 Printing spread Renaissance ideas throughout Europe. Books became
more available, people learned to ____ and _____ and therefore,
knowledge and ideas spread.
5. What was a typical school day like for a boy at
this time?
6. Since water was unsanitary at the time, what was
the common drink for all people?
 The Bible, and books about _________, law, _________, mining,
geography were printed.
 Protestant Reformation occurred during ___________.
 Conflicts between ________ and ________ nations would shape
European politics for centuries. (ex. Persecution, murders, inquisitions)
 In 1500’s, Scientific Revolution – new way to think about the
__________ universe.
 Church ________ scientific findings, approach of
observation/experimentation, mathematical calculations and scientific
laws: led to the scientific __________.
 During Scientific Revolution, many scientific laws were discovered for
the first time.
o Copernicus – heliocentric (____-centered model of universe)
o Newton–math to show ________ keeps planets in their orbits around
the sun.
o Discoveries in astronomy, __________, medicine.
o All scientific discoveries opened the way for further __________ and
changed the way Europeans viewed the world.
5. Which play is used most often on television
shows as an element of the plot?
6. Name three television shows that feature
Shakespeare or his plays?
7. What was the most popular sport at this time?
7. How many of Shakespeare’s stage directions call
for music?
8. What could actors get away with that peasants or
other common people couldn’t?
8. How did Shakespeare use music in his plays?
9. What instruments were used in battle scenes?
9. How did people keep clean at this time?
10. What was the Renaissance solution to toilet
paper?
10. In Taylor Swift’s Song “Love Story,” how does
she change the plot of Romeo and Juliet?
Renaissance Background
Renaissance Background
Renaissance Background
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