Renaissance DBQ

Question: The Renaissance means “rebirth”. In what ways was European culture

“reborn” following the Middle Ages?

Background: In the early 1300’s a movement known as the Renaissance began in

Italy and spread throughout Europe. It was a time of discovery, invention, and

renewal. The Renaissance changed the way Europeans saw themselves and their

world.

DOCUMENT 1

King David

dressed as a

Medieval King.

Artist Unknown,

about 1300

DOCUMENT 2

DOCUMENT 3: Quotes

Michelangelo's David was commissioned in 1501

“What is man? The slave of death, a passing wayfarer. How is man placed? Like a

lantern in the wind.”

(Alcuin-close advisor to Charlemagne in the Middle Ages 735-804)

“Faith is an absolute requirement and is the standard for all thinking. Truth is revealed

by God, so submit yourself to the Church”

(St. Anselm During the later Middle Ages 1033-1109)

“Imagine! The great generosity of God! The happiness of man! To man it is allowed to

be whatever he chooses to be!”( Renaissance Philosopher Pico della Mirandola, 1486)

“Faith in oneself is the best and safest course”

Renaissance Artist Michelangelo

DOCUMENT 4

The School of

Athens

Raphael

1510‐1511