PPT-Renaissance and Humanism

STUDY QUESTIONS What does the term Renaissance mean Renaissance is a term of French origin meaning rebirth It signified the rebirth of classical ie Greek and Latin literature after the centuries in which it had been neglected and partly lost during . Two. Fundamental . Aspects. . of. the Personal Worldview . Artur Nilsson. Lund University, Sweden. The 13th . European. Congress . of. . Psychology. , . July. . 12th. , 2013, Stockholm, Sweden. Renaissance Humanism. The term "Renaissance" means "re-birth" and refers to Europe's "cultural rebirth" in approximately 1350-1550.. Cultural and artistic developments that began in Italy in the late 1300s, and then spread to Northern Europe in the late 1400s and early 1500s.. YOU’RE NOT . IN ITALY ANYMORE, . DOROTHY. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ITALY AND NORTHERN EUROPE. Attitudes: Other Europeans were much less conscious of living in a “New Age”. Developments there were an outgrowth of what had gone before rather than a conscious rejection of the Middle Ages. The Northern Renaissance was more a blend of the old and the new. Florence. Humanism. Salutati. Man is responsible for his good or bad deeds. God does not control a man’s will or morality. It is better to benefit others by living an active public life than to live as a monk, which does not benefit anyone other than the monk. -Key Concepts-. Terms to Know. Renaissance. Humanism. Secular. Patron. Perspective. Vernacular. Indulgences. William Shakespeare. Heliocentric. The Printing Press. Machiavelli. Isaac Newton. Renaissance Man. . Aim: How did Renaissance thought differ from Medieval thought?. Directions:. Copy all underlined notes in your notebook. . Make sure you have Ms. Keith check the reflection questions at the end of the . To what extent did the Renaissance represent a shift from the medieval to the modern world?. Characteristics of Humanism. Revival, study, and celebration of . antiquity (Greece and Rome) in philosophy, literature and art . By Andrew Edmondson. To believe or not to believe?. Our worldview, religious or otherwise, partly depends on what we believe about death.. Whatever our beliefs, happiness is our common goal, in this life or the next.. The term “Renaissance” was first applied to the period following the Middle Ages by Giorgio Vasari. . The term means “rebirth” and refers to the rebirth of learning (in particular the learning from the Greco-Roman world) and secularism (mostly in the form of humanism).. 1350 - 1550. Renaissance . Jacob Burckhardt . The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy . 1858. Middle Ages (Medieval) . Vasari’s . The Lives of the Artist . 1550. Dark Ages . Petrarch 1330s. “Humanism”. Based on pages 236 – 245 of . Elements of Literature. , Sixth Edition.. Humanism: A New Intellectual Movement – Pg236. Studia humanitatis – . humane studies. Today, we call this area of studies . Discuss in your table groups how/why you think the Middle Ages end and the Renaissance begins considering the following things…. Vikings. Magna Carta & English Parliament. 100 Years War . The Black Death. LEQ:. How did humanism influence Renaissance art and distinguish it from Medieval . art? . Drill:. What is humanism? . The . Harvesters. Pieter . Bruegel. the . Elder, 1565. Differences in Art. Medieval Period. Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?. Europeans still looked to Rome for cultural and intellectual guidance. Italian merchants prospered even during the Middle Ages; these merchants valued education and flaunted wealth through art.