PPT-Humanism and the Renaissance

Literary Humanists Francesco Petrarch 13041374 Father of Humanism Italian poet author Loved Classical world despised Dark Ages amp papal corruption His solution Reconstruct GR world. Renaissance Humanism. The term "Renaissance" means "re-birth" and refers to Europe's "cultural rebirth" in approximately 1350-1550.. Cultural and artistic developments that began in Italy in the late 1300s, and then spread to Northern Europe in the late 1400s and early 1500s.. See Chapter 12 Sections 2 and 3 (p. 382-384 and 389-390. Italian Renaissance Humanism . A key intellectual movement of the Renaissance was humanism. . Humanism was based on the study of the classics, the literary works of ancient Greece & Rome such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history. . Florence. Humanism. Salutati. Man is responsible for his good or bad deeds. God does not control a man’s will or morality. It is better to benefit others by living an active public life than to live as a monk, which does not benefit anyone other than the monk. -Key Concepts-. Terms to Know. Renaissance. Humanism. Secular. Patron. Perspective. Vernacular. Indulgences. William Shakespeare. Heliocentric. The Printing Press. Machiavelli. Isaac Newton. Renaissance Man. Birth of Venus – Botticelli, 1485. Aim. :. Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy. ?. Explain . how life was during the Greek and Roman civilizations.. Explain Humanism and Secularism.. Who was Leonardo . THEOLOGY. The Start. Humanism at it’s very core denies god and focuses on the power of humanity. The supernatural is rejected and the power of humankind is celebrated.. They seek to become the best human being possible through their own means—evolution, education, philosophy, etc.. By Andrew Edmondson. To believe or not to believe?. Our worldview, religious or otherwise, partly depends on what we believe about death.. Whatever our beliefs, happiness is our common goal, in this life or the next.. 1350 - 1550. Renaissance . Jacob Burckhardt . The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy . 1858. Middle Ages (Medieval) . Vasari’s . The Lives of the Artist . 1550. Dark Ages . Petrarch 1330s. Discuss in your table groups how/why you think the Middle Ages end and the Renaissance begins considering the following things…. Vikings. Magna Carta & English Parliament. 100 Years War . The Black Death. 1450-1750.   "both sides of human consciousness - the side turned to the world and that turned inward - lay, as it were, beneath a common veil, dreaming or half awake. The veil was woven of faith, childlike prejudices, and illusion; seen through it, world and history appeared in strange hues; man recognized himself only as a member of a race, a nation, a party, a corporation, a family, or in some other general category. It was in Italy that this veil first melted into thin air, and awakened an objective perception and treatment of the state and all things of this world in general; but by its side, and with full power, there also arose the subjective; man becomes a self-aware individual and recognizes himself as such.“. Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?. Europeans still looked to Rome for cultural and intellectual guidance. Italian merchants prospered even during the Middle Ages; these merchants valued education and flaunted wealth through art. The Renaissance will see a shift in art - from art purely for the sake of glorifying God and teaching Biblical and Catholic lessons to art for the sake of . also. glorifying human beings and their Earthly emotions, experiences, surroundings. . Italian Renaissance Lesson #5-Italian Reniassance Agenda: Bellwork , Italian Renaissance Notes, Exit Ticket, The Prince Literary Analysis Bellwork: Begin a new section of notes titled “Italian Renaissance”. Copy the following key terms, then answer the questions below: Is the Renaissance a Thing?. The Renaissance: An Introduction. Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?. Europeans still looked to Rome for cultural and intellectual guidance. Italy was a center . of trade. .