A basic intro to the Renaissance. Perfect for lower level high school history.

1. QOD
Yesterday, we looked at art
from the Renaissance. What
similarities did you see in most
of the art? How would you
describe Renaissance Art?

2. The Renaissance:
An Overview

3. What was the
Renaissance?
From the Italian word for “to be reborn”
Definition – A rebirth of art, literature, science, and
philosophy in Europe during the 15th, 16th and 17th
centuries.
What came out of the Renaissance?
Some of the greatest art in history
Great works of literature
A Scientific Revolution
Renaissance Worksheet

4. What was life like in the
Middle Ages?
Lack of Education
All knowledge came from the church
Not much art or literature

5. What started the
Renaissance?
Rediscovery of Greek and Roman Texts
How could this change the way people saw the
world?
Why was this a challenge to the church?
Money in Italian city-states
Why does a city need money for art, literature,
and architecture?
Individualism and Secularism
We’ll come back to this later…

6. The Renaissance Starts in
Italy
Italian city-states very rich
Florence  Cloth
Milan  Arms
Venice  Trade
Extreme wealth allows for Patrons
Artists need to eat too! Patrons gave money.
Geography
People in Italy became very interested in Roman
and Greek texts…Why?

7. Italy during the
Renaissance
Open your books to page 413. In your notebook,
answer the following questions:
1. What geographic advantage did Italy have?
2. Which areas did Genoa trade with?
3. Which areas did Venice trade with?
4. How do you think this helped start the
Renaissance?

8. Four Themes of the
Renaissance
Humanism – a cultural and intellectual movement
that emphasized literature, art, and civilization of
ancient Greece and Rome.
Secularism – a trend away from looking to
religion for all answers
Individualism – a concept that values individual
creativity and intelligence
Rationality – using reason and logic as the
reliable basis for testing any claims of truth

9. Renaissance
Art &
Architecture

10. Renaissance Art:
Big Ideas
1. Art was often religious (Christian)
“What about secularism Mr. P?”
2. Focus on the Human Form
3. New Artistic Techniques
4. Many Greek and Roman Influences

11. 1. Art was Heavily
Religious
While the Renaissance saw an increase in
Secularism, the Catholic Church still had all of
the money.
They paid some of the great artists to create art
for the Church
Many, many paintings of the Madonna

12. 2. Focus on the Human
Form
Obsessed with
Anatomy
“Perfection in the
eyes of God”

13. 3. New Artistic Techniques
Shading
Perspective
Page 414
Lighting
Study of Anatomy
Made portraits and
sculptures much
more realistic

14. Perspective &
The Last Supper

16. The Last
Supper, Da
Vinci, 1498
The Last
Supper,
Castagno,

17. 4. Greek and Roman
Influences
Many paintings celebrated great Greek or
Roman Thinkers
Often shows people dressed in Greek clothing
Architecture
During the Middle Ages  Gothic Style
Renaissance went back to Greek and Roman
Style

18. Gothic Architecture
(Middle Ages)
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19. Greek
Renaissance
Roman

20. Journal Entry
When people feel
stressed, some get
angry, some sleep all
day, some ignore the
things they need to do.
Other people get
nervous, or cry, or
shake. How do you deal

21. Famous Art from the
Renaissance
The Pieta – Michelangelo

22. Famous Art
from the
Renaissance
David– Michelangelo

23. Famous Art from the
Renaissance
Sistine Chapel– Michelangelo

24. Famous Art from the
Renaissance
Mona Lisa– Leonardo Da Vinci

25. Famous Art from the
Renaissance
The Last Supper – Leonardo Da Vinci

26. Famous Art from the
Renaissance
School of Athens– Raphael

28. Renaissance:
Ideas & Science

29. Key Terms
Humanism Copernicus
Machiavelli Ptolemy
Shakespeare Galileo
Johann Gutenberg Francis Bacon
Anatomy Isaac Newton

30. Humanism
Studied the humanities of
Greece and Rome
literature, philosophy,
history.
NOT JUST THE CHURCH

31. Politics: Machiavelli
Wrote “The Prince”
Instructions on how to gain and keep
power
“Ends justify the Means”
Politics is ruthless, do whatever you
must!
Vocab: Machiavellian

32. Shakespeare
English Playwright
Universal themes for all
people
Common language

33. Printing: Johann
Gutenberg
Movable Type
Explosion of Printing
Books everywhere!
Effects?
Literacy goes up!
Use of Common Languages

34. Medical Anatomy
Autopsies… Studying the body
Scientific Method for Medicine

35. Astronomy: Copernicus
Ptolemy Copernicus
(90-168 CE) (1473-1543 CE)
ROMAN EMPIRE Renaissance
Geocentric Universe Heliocentric Universe

36. Astronomy: Galileo (1564-
1642)
Invented the Telescope
Proved Copernicus right
Catholic Church went after
him
Why?

37. Francis Bacon
Invented (perfected?) Scientific Method
Book – Chapter 12

38. Isaac Newton
Gravity!
Motion!
Apple Story?
“Father” of the
modern field of
Physics