THE RENAISSANCE IN
EUROPE
GLOBAL THEME
Note to teachers
• 1: This lesson assumes students have a full
awareness of the political, economic and social
institutions of the Middle Ages.
• 2: It is geared to the upper levels of Bloom’s
Taxonomy and requires in-depth interpretation
and analysis.
• 3: The illustrations, in many cases, require
teacher explanation and discussion
• 4: Teachers should pick and choose items they
find important in teaching this lesson
LESSON AIM
• WHAT EVIDENCE DO
HISTORIANS HAVE REGARDING
THE NATURE OF CHANGE
DURING THE RENAISSANCE ?
• We will use the Global History Public
Policy Analyst (GHPPA) to study the
Renaissance in Europe.
• We will use a compare/contrast
organizational pattern to draw
conclusionswww.maxwell.syr.edu/
plegal/tips.html
DEFINE THE ISSUE
• The painting below was an example of
“Renaissance” painting. It is a distinct change from
Medieval art. “Renaissance” describes the period in
history from about 1400-1650. In your groups and
based on your knowledge of the previous period,
decide how this picture demonstrates CHANGE from
the Middle Age art and ideas.
“The
Birth of Venus”
TAKE A GUESS
• Write out your description of the period
known as the Renaissance based upon
your group’s interpretation of “The Birth of
Venus”. Begin your description with:
• THE RENAISSANCE WAS A PERIOD
THAT________________________
DEFINITION OF
“RENAISSANCE”
• “The Renaissance was a period of change that
involved a rebirth of ancient Greek and Roman
culture. It was also a rebirth of “HUMANISM” in
which man focused more on enjoying life on
earth rather than the hereafter. The European
“emerged” from a period of reorganization and
intellectual slumber.”
• WHICH GROUP WAS CLOSEST?
BY THE END OF THE LESSON
• Let us, by the end of the lesson
understand exactly what was
“REBORN” and what “CHANGES” took
place.
BACKGROUND
• By the 16th century, Europe experienced
major changes in political, economic and
social conditions.
• These changes were evident in
monumental works of art and in new
economic and political theories.
INSTRUCTIONS for the
following slides:
In your class GROUPS, write out
evidences of “change”(on your
charts} that your group believes valid.
Be sure to have reasons for your
choice !!!!!!
READY ??????
CHART FOR GROUP
RESPONSES
• SLIDE #____
• CHANGE SEEN
• SLIDE #____
• CHANGE SEEN
• SLIDE #_____
• CHANGE SEEN
• SLIDE #____
• CHANGE SEEN
Slide “A”
Determine the change from the Middle
Ages to the Renaissance in this art
MIDDLE AGES
RENAISSANCE
Slide “B”
DETERMINE THE CHANGE
MIDDLE AGES
Madonna and Child
RENAISSANCE
MICHELANGELO
“PIETA”
SLIDE “C”
DETERMINE THE CHANGE IN
THIS ARCHITECTURE
MIDDLE AGES
RENAISSANCE
GOTHIC CHURCH
THE VATICAN, ROME
SLIDE “D”
ARCHITECTURE
• MIDDLE AGES
RENAISSANCE
SLIDE “E”
DETERMINE THE CHANGE
MIDDLE AGES
“Birth of Christ”
RENAISSANCE
“ Creation of Adam”
MIDDLE AGES
“Slide F”
DANTE
DANTE’S “INFERNO”
RENAISSANCE
Machiavelli wrote
“The“Prince”, advice to his
leader.
MACHIAVELLI
READ THE WEBSITES BELOW, AND
COMPARE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF
THE TWO SCHOLARS
http://www2.carthage.edu
/departments/english/dant
e/CantoVPinsky.html
http://www.the-prince-bymachiavelli.com/machiavelliquotes.html#other-quotes
SLIDE “G”
MIDDLE AGES
CASTLE ON A MEDIEVAL
MANOR
RENAISSANCE
FLORENCE, A
RENAISSANCE CITYSTATE
Slide “H”
MIDDLE AGES
RENAISSANCE
SCHEMATIC OF THE
SCHEMATIC OF 16 TH CENTURY
“MANOR”
FLORENCE
Slide “I”
CLOTHING
MIDDLE AGES
RENAISSANCE
Slide # “J”
MIDDLE AGES
FOOD
RENAISSANCE
Slide # “K”
WHAT WAS THE CHANGE IN THE
PURPOSE FOR WEARING JEWELRY ?
MIDDLE AGES
RENAISSANCE
SLIDE “L”
ECONOMIC
• MIDDLE AGES
• BARTER SYSTEM
RENAISSANCE
MONEY SYSTEM
SLIDE “M”
ENTERTAINMENT
• MIDDLE AGES
“jousting”
RENAISSANCE
SHAKESPEAREAN
THEATRE
SLIDE “N”
MIDDLE AGES
HEROES
RENAISSANCE
IN GROUPS
• MAKE A LIST OF
CHANGES YOU
HAVE SEEN FROM
YOUR STUDY OF
THE MIDDLE AGES
AND THE
RENAISSANCE
TIPS WORKSHEET
• INSTRUCTIONS: Access the website
below and complete the worksheet on
“GATHERING THE EVIDENCE”
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/PPA/ghppari1.html
CATEGORIZATION
• Categorize the changes that took
place during the renaissance as
follows:
• POLITICAL—ECONOMIC-- SOCIAL
HOMEWORK
• ASSIGNMENT-- DBQ ESSAY
• Using your group work and the “TIPS”
worksheet write an essay using the Global
theme of “Change”and answer the
following
• What aspects of life changed for the
citizens living during the Renaissance
as compare to those who lived during
the Middle Ages?
EXTRA CREDIT
• WRITE TWO FICTIONAL DIARIES
• DIARY # 1 “A day in the life of a citizen living
on the manor in Medieval Europe
• DIARY # 2: “A day in the life of a citizen living
in the Renaissance City-State of Florence
• Discuss the evidences of change in a separate
paragraph that you illustrated in the diaries