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Middelbare school
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Intro to the Renaissance
Slide 1 - Slide
Why are the Ninja Turtles on the previous slide?
Slide 2 - Open question
Lesson Goals
At the end of this Lessonup:
- You will be able to explain the basic history of the Renaissance
- You will be able to relate the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Slide 3 - Slide
Middle Ages recap
- Romans --> Anglo-Saxons --> Normans
- Theocentric society
- Three social classes (Nobility, Clergy, Commoners)
- Religious and Secular Literature
- High Germanic, Old Norse, Latin, French
Slide 4 - Slide
Which of the following works was not written in the Middle Ages?
A
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
B
The Wanderer
C
Frankenstein
D
The Fox & the Wolf
Slide 5 - Quiz
What year is commonly used to describe the start of the global Renaissance?
A
1453
B
1521
C
1408
D
1066
Slide 6 - Quiz
Slide 7 - Video
Rebirth
- Fall of Constantinople to Mehmet II ( Ottoman Empire)
- (Re-)Establishment of contact with Islamic world
- Re-discovery of Classical Texts
- (Re-)Introduction of Science and Philosophy into religious way of thinking
Slide 8 - Slide
Renaissance in England
Slide 9 - Slide
What event kick-started the English Renaissance?
Slide 10 - Open question
Slide 11 - Video
Three fields
- Society
- Literature
- Politics
Slide 12 - Slide
Society
- Feudal system/ three estates on the way out.
- Traders on the way in
Society became more anthropocentric
Science vs. Religion
Slide 13 - Slide
Literature
- Influence of Classical writings: ad fontes
- Shakespeare: comedies, tragedies, historical plays
- Italy as birth place of many literary forms: sonnet (Petrarch)
- Dante Alighieri: Divine Comedy
Slide 14 - Slide
Slide 15 - Slide
Which of the following is not a feature of the Renaissance?
A
Theocentrism
B
Romeo & Juliet
C
Wars of the Roses
D
Ad fontes
Slide 16 - Quiz
Describe the concept of Ad Fontes based on the passage shown here.
Slide 17 - Open question
Who is the king in the picture?
A
William the Conqueror
B
James I
C
George III
D
Henry VIII
Slide 18 - Quiz
Politics
- Lots of confusion, conflict
Fascinating monarchs:
Henry VIII: 6 wives, Anglican Church
Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen): Defeated the Spanish
- English Civil War (1642–1651): Parliament versus King
- England a republic until 1659
Slide 19 - Slide
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Beowulf
Macbeth
William the Conqueror
Oliver Cromwell
Printing Press
Latin as the written language of choice
Slide 20 - Drag question
Slide 21 - Video
Questions
Questions
Slide 22 - Slide
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