The Renaissance
2011-2012 WHI SOL Part XII
A period of European history, lasting
from about 1300 to 1600, during
which renewed interest in classical
culture led to far reaching changes in
art, learning, and views of the world.
The Renaissance
1300 to 1600 CE
What does the Renaissance
refer to?
A rebirth or revival of classical
art, architecture, literature, and
learning
From looking at this map, what country did the
Renaissance start in?
Italy
What city in Italy is considered
the birthplace of the
Renaissance?
Florence
Beginning in the 1430s, this
family would use their
fortune to maintain absolute
control over the internal
affairs of Florence.
Medici
1430s
During the Renaissance, new
accounting and bookkeeping
practices were introduced
with the use of these
Arabic Numerals
He invented the printing press
in 1440, he forever changed
the lives of people in Europe
and, eventually, all over the
world
1440
During the Renaissance, an
ideal individual strove to
master almost every area of
study. A man who excelled in
many fields was praised as a
“universal man.” later ages
called such people
“______________”
Renaissance Men
This self
portrait is by
an excellent
example of a
renaissance
man. Who is
he?
April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
Leonardo da
Vinci
1495-1497 CE
What is the name of this work and who painted it?
The Last Supper, Leonardo Da vinci
1501-1504 CE
What is the name of
this work and who
was the sculptor?
_______________
Statue of David, Michaelagelo
1503-1506 CE
What is the name of
this work and who
painted it?
_______________
Mona Lisa, da Vinci
Where is the location
of this fresco and who
painted it?
1508-1512 CE
Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo
A Renaissance intellectual
movement in which thinkers
studied classical texts and
focused on human potential and
achievements.
humanism
Who was the “Father of
Humanism”?
Petrarch
A person or group who supports
artists, especially financially.
patron
Concerned with worldly
rather than spiritual
matters
secular
During the Renaissance,
artists used this technique
that creates the appearance
of three dimensions on a flat
surface.
perspective
The every day language of
people in a region or country.
During the Renaissance
writers chose write in this
rather than using Latin.
vernacular
1505 CE
In his book The Prince, he supported
absolute power of the ruler.
Machiavelli
Machiavelli maintained that
the ends justifies the
means
Machiavelli also advised
that one should do good if
possible, but do
evil when necessary.
This would become the capitol
of the Northern Renaissance
Flanders
1509 CE
Northern Renaissance writer
of Praise of Folly
Erasmus
1516 CE
In his book Utopia, this
Northern Renaissance writer
wrote about an imaginary land
in which greed, corruption,
war, and crime were weeded
out, and there was no need for
money.
Thomas Moore
Best work 1589 and 1613 CE
He is widely regarded
as the greatest
playwright of all time.
He produced most of
his known work between
1589 and 1613. His
plays include the
tragedies Macbeth,
King Lear, Hamlet,
Romeo and Juliet, and
the comedy A
Midsummer Night’s
Dream.
__________________
William Shakespeare
Study these maps
In the 14th and 15th centuries, most goods
arrived in northern Europe from
Constantinople after crossing this sea
The Black Sea