PPT-Renaissance and Humanism

STUDY QUESTIONS Focus on the structure What does the term Renaissance mean Renaissance is a term of French origin meaning rebirth It signified the rebirth of classical ie Greek and Latin literature after the centuries in which it had been neglected and partly lost during the middle Ages. 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.. Time of Rebirth (1300-1600). Beginnings of the Renaissance. The Renaissance began in wealthy northern Italian trade centers like Venice and Florence where contact with Byzantine and Moslem Empires flourished. (see: cultural diffusion—spread of ideas through interaction). 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. . . Aim: How did Renaissance thought differ from Medieval thought?. Directions:. Copy all underlined notes in your notebook. . Make sure you have Ms. Keith check the reflection questions at the end of the . The term “Renaissance” was first applied to the period following the Middle Ages by Giorgio Vasari. . The term means “rebirth” and refers to the rebirth of learning (in particular the learning from the Greco-Roman world) and secularism (mostly in the form of humanism).. Learning Target 7.46 I can describe how humanism led to a revival of classical learning and fostered a new interest in the arts, including a balance between intellect and religious faith.. Humanism. 17 March 2010. Outline. End of the Medieval Era. Plague. Learning. Social Order and Cultural Change. Household. Women. Trade. Vernacular Literature. Humanism. Petrarch. Print. Civic Humanism. The Origins of the Renaissance. 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. LEQ:. How did humanism influence Renaissance art and distinguish it from Medieval . art? . Drill:. What is humanism? . The . Harvesters. Pieter . Bruegel. the . Elder, 1565. Differences in Art. Medieval Period. 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. Warm-Up Question. :. Find the chart on the back of Friday’s notes “Renaissance Artists” . For each image, guess whether it is Medieval or Renaissance art & why . Guess if the following . pieces . 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. . 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. .