The RenaissanceThe RenaissanceEurope’s “Rebirth” Europe’s “Rebirth”

1300-16001300-1600

I.I. Reasons for RenaissanceReasons for RenaissanceA.A. Increased trade (Venice), Crusades and the Increased trade (Venice), Crusades and the

Black Death make people become more Black Death make people become more secularsecular = more interesed in this world = more interesed in this world than that of the afterlifethan that of the afterlife

B.B. Leads to the idea of Leads to the idea of HumanismHumanism = = individual and human society are important individual and human society are important as well as faith and afterlifeas well as faith and afterlife

C.C. People begin to look back to the ancient People begin to look back to the ancient Greeks and Romans for knowledge and Greeks and Romans for knowledge and learning = rebirth of these ideas!learning = rebirth of these ideas!

D.D. Led to a search for new ideas and great Led to a search for new ideas and great achievements in art, science, literature, achievements in art, science, literature, math, medicine + inventionsmath, medicine + inventions

But religion doesn’t disappear…But religion doesn’t disappear…

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

II.II. Artists of the RenaissanceArtists of the RenaissanceA.A. DonatelloDonatello – “Father of Sculpture” – “Father of Sculpture”

B.B. Raphael Sanzio – Raphael Sanzio – Painted many Painted many “frescoes” in the Vatican. Famous “frescoes” in the Vatican. Famous for “School of Athens”for “School of Athens”

C.C. MichelangeloMichelangelo – great Italian artist – great Italian artist and sculptor (Sistine Chapel, David)and sculptor (Sistine Chapel, David)

D.D. Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci – Italian artist, – Italian artist, inventor and scientist (The Last inventor and scientist (The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, dissections of Supper, Mona Lisa, dissections of animals, interest in flight)animals, interest in flight)

Dontallo – “David”Dontallo – “David”

Raphael SanzioRaphael Sanzio

Raphael SanzioRaphael Sanzio

Raphael SanzioRaphael Sanzio

Raphael SanzioRaphael Sanzio

Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelo Buonarroti

Michelangelo BuonarrotiMichelangelo Buonarroti

The Statue of DavidThe Statue of David

Sistine ChapelSistine Chapel

““The Creation of Adam”The Creation of Adam”

Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci

The Last SupperThe Last Supper

Mona LisaMona Lisa

Sketches of LeonardoSketches of Leonardo

Leonardo Came to Leonardo Came to Buffalo, NY!Buffalo, NY!

Galileo Galileo GalileiGalilei

IV.IV. Galileo GalileiGalileo GalileiA.A. Italian scientist who believed Italian scientist who believed

knowledge came through knowledge came through experimentation experimentation

B.B. Proved that objects fall at the same Proved that objects fall at the same speed regardless of weightspeed regardless of weight

C.C. Improved the clock, telescope and Improved the clock, telescope and invented the water thermometerinvented the water thermometer

D.D. Believed that the Earth revolved Believed that the Earth revolved around the sun = big trouble with around the sun = big trouble with Catholic ChurchCatholic Church

Printing Press vs. InternetPrinting Press vs. Internet

I. The Printing PressI. The Printing PressA.A. Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg - German - German

inventor of the printing press inventor of the printing press

B.B. This allowed for the mass production This allowed for the mass production of books for the first time in historyof books for the first time in history

C.C. Large number of books = increase in Large number of books = increase in reading and writing = more reading and writing = more knowledgeknowledge

D.D. Promoted the rapid expansion of Promoted the rapid expansion of information and ideas – just like the information and ideas – just like the Internet does for our society today!Internet does for our society today!