Introduction
The word "Renaissance" is a French word that means "rebirth". From the early 14th to the late 16th century, a revival of interest in the values and arts of Greece and Rome led to a golden age of cultural blending and innovation. This Renaissance transformed Western European life.
During the Renaissance, The Western European world image shifted from a religious view to a worldly outlook. Renaissance intellectuals had a growing confidence in individual human spirit and abilities. This new focus on personal worth of the individual is called "humanism."
During the Renaissance, The Western European world image shifted from a religious view to a worldly outlook. Renaissance intellectuals had a growing confidence in individual human spirit and abilities. This new focus on personal worth of the individual is called "humanism."
Process
A. Gathering Information
1. Take notes on the person's accomplishments and impact. Be sure to get copies of art, diagrams, books, summaries of ideas, etc. that reflect this person's contributions.
THIS LINK CONTAINS A TEMPLATE WITH THE QUESTIONS BELOW
1. Take notes on the person's accomplishments and impact. Be sure to get copies of art, diagrams, books, summaries of ideas, etc. that reflect this person's contributions.
THIS LINK CONTAINS A TEMPLATE WITH THE QUESTIONS BELOW
- Explain the accomplishments of this person (In a Google Doc)
- Describes the impact of the individual (In a Google Doc)
- Answers the focus questions posed for your topic. (In a Google Doc)
- Use at least 3 sources.
- Create a bibliography of your sources. (Include bibliography in the Google Doc).
Rubric
Topic and Focus Questions
Click on a name below for the "focus questions" & information about the Renaissance person you plan to portray.
The Patron - Focus Questions
Lorenzo de Medici
- What is your advice for philanthropists?
- What role did you play in the Renaissance and why?
Ideal Man - Focus Questions
Leonardo Da Vinci
- What characterizes the ideal man?
- How is the Renaissance view different from that of earlier times?
Art - Focus Questions
- What are the characteristics of your art?
- How does your art (painting,sculture, architecture, music) differ from Medieval art?
- Does your work reflect or shape society? Explain.
Sofanisba Anguissola Peter Bruegel Donatello Durer Michelangelo Raphael Rembrandt Van Eyck Johann Sabastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart George Frideric Handel
Literature - Focus Questions
- What did you write about and why?
- How does your writing differ from Medieval literature?
- Does your work reflect or shape society? Explain.
Boccaccio Cervantes Chaucer Dante Erasmus Thomas More Petrarch Rabelais Shakespeare
Science and Technology - Focus Questions
- What was your discovery/invention?
- How original is your work?
- Did a previous discovery contribute to yours?
- How has your scientific discovery changed man's view of the world?
~ RESOURCES ABOUT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ~
Bacon Copernicus Descartes Galileo Gutenberg Kepler Newton
Political Science - Focus Questions
Niccolo Machiavelli
- How should governments govern?
- What impact did your ideas have on history?
Religion - Focus Questions
- What did you view to be wrong with the Catholic Church?
- What did you do to change it?
- What impact did your ideas and action have on history?
~ BOOKS & WEBSITES ABOUT RELIGION ~
Calvin Henry VIII Ignatius Loyola Luther Zwingli
Economics - Focus Questions
Adam Smith
- How does a market function?
- What role should the government have in an economy?
- How did Smith's view of the economy change mankind's view of trade?