Early RenaissanceBy:

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Mr. Jonathan

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IF WE ARE IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, HOW WOULD THE PEOPLE INTERPRET

THIS CATASTROPHY? (Remember the Bubonic Plague!)

Think about it…

How would an atheist intepret this catastrophy?

Why?

• Define Rennaisance• Analyze the factor that paved

the way for Rennaisance• Appreciate the uniqueness of

every person/individual

TARGET…

The Legend of the Phoenix• The legend of the Phoenix has been

around for centuries. There are a few variations, but the basic idea is this: The Phoenix is a supernatural creature, living for 1000 years. Once that time is over, it builds its own funeral pyre, and throws itself into the flames. As it dies, it is reborn anew, and rises from the ashes to live another 1000 years. Alternatively, it lays an egg in the burning coals of the fire which hatches into a new Phoenix, and the life cycle repeats.

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What was the Renaissance?

Period following the middle ages (1450-1550)• French word which means “Rebirth” of classical

Greece and Rome• Began in Italy• Moved to northern Europe

The Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci epitomizes the spirit of Renaissance

Objectives of Renaissance

• During the middle ages:

• –Find God• – Prove pre-conceived

ideas

Objectives of Renaissance

• During the Renaissance

• –Find man• – Promote learning

"The Renaissance gave birth to themodern era, in that it was in this era that

human beings first began to think ofthemselves as individuals. In the early

Middle Ages, people had been happy tosee themselves simply as parts of a

greater whole – for example, as membersof a great family, trade guild, nation, orChurch. This communal consciousness of

the Middle Ages gradually gave way to theindividual consciousness of the

Renaissance."• – McGrath, Alister, In the Beginning, Anchor Books (2001), p.38.

Renaissance Mindset

• Humanism• Pursuit of individualism• Recognition that humans are creative• –Appreciation of art as a product of man• Basic culture needed for all• Life could be enjoyable• Love of the classical past

Causes of the Renaissance

• Lessening of feudalism–Church disrespected–Nobility in chaos–Growth of Middle Class through trade• Fall of Constantinople–Greek scholars fled to Italy• Education• Nostalgia among the Italians torecapture the glory of the Roman

Italian Background

• Major city centers– Venice: Republicruled by oligarchy,Byzantine origins– Milan: Visconti andSforza families– Florence (Tuscany):Republic ruled bythe Medici– Papal States: Ruledby the Pope– Kingdom of Naples:King of Aragon

Italian Background

• Florence• – Medici's—family of

physicians• – Money in banking• – Financed wool trade• – Became defacto

rulers of Florence

Italian Background

• Lorenzo de Medici• –Poet• – Friend of

Michelangelo• –Rebuilt University of

Pisa• –Continued to invite

scholars to Florence

PETRARCH

• Father of humanism• Secularism- stresses man’s

interest in his or her way of life based on what was material, particularly the accumulation of wealth through trade.

• Individualism- perseverance of a person in the utmost of his or her ability to achieve goals in life

Renaissance Man

• Broad knowledge about many thingsin different fields

• Deep knowledge of skill in one area

• Able to link areas and create new knowledge

Debate:

• Medieval mindset or renaissance?