1.2 Renaissance, a new way of thinking

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5. 

The Time of 

Discoverers and Reformers

1.1  The Renaissance 

1.2 Renaissance, a new 

way of thinking

      

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5. The Time of Discoverers and Reformers

Lesson 1.1  The Renaissance 

What is this lesson about?

The Renaissance period was a cultural movement that started in the Italian city-states. At the end of the Late Middle Ages, scholars and artists became inspired by the knowledge and art of Antiquity and started to study and copy it. 

This rebirth of Antiquity led to a change in how the Italians thought about religion, humans and the world. The Renaissance later spread across Europe.

Word Duty

Antiquity: the time of the Greeks and Romans (Dutch: de (Klassieke) Oudheid)

Scholar: a person who studies a subject in great detail. (Dutch: geleerde)

Homo Universalis: a person who is an expert in many different fields 

(for example: painting, sculpting, maths and anatomy).

Renaissance: a period in history that is seen as the rebirth of antiquity.

Artists: people that make works of art and are paid and respected for it.

Printing press: a device that made it possible to copy texts faster and more easily than before.

Manuscript: a document written by hand

Progress: move forward, for example the quality of telescopes

Key words

During the Middle Ages

After the

 Middle Ages

view on religion: 

weapons of war: 

spreading knowledge: 

geographical  knowledge: 

the Byzantine Empire 

Drag and drop task

handwritten books

Ottoman Empire (Islam)

critical towards Church

earth is flat

bow and arrows

earth is a globe

church is always right

a Christian Empire

firearms

printed books

One of the most brilliant men that ever lived was born in 1452, near the small village of Vinci, close to the Italian city of Florence. He is known to be a perfect example of a Homo Universalis, a person that is an expert in many different fields. This man was a sculptor, a painter, an architect, an anatomist, a poet, a writer, an engineer and much more. Even during his lifetime he was a legend, although many of his works remain a mystery. His name was Leonardo da Vinci

One of the most brilliant men that ever lived was born in 1452, near the small village of Vinci, close to the Italian city of Florence. He is known to be a perfect example of a Homo Universalis, a person that is an expert in many different fields. This man was a sculptor, a painter, an architect, an anatomist, a poet, a writer, an engineer and much more. Even during his lifetime he was a legend, although many of his works remain a mystery. His name was Leonardo da Vinci

Watch the short clip about 

Leonardo da Vinci in the 

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Lesson 1.1: Introduction

The term "(classical) Antiquity" means:

1. the time of hunters and farmers
2. an online antique shop
3. the time between the Greeks & Romans and the Renaissance
4. the time of Greeks and Romans

Why is Leonardo da Vinci such a good example of a
Homo Universalis?

Use the term in your answer.

painting: School of Athens, by the painter Rafael, who was an artist from the Renaissance. In the middle you see ancient Greek scholars Plato and Aristotle having a discussion.

Take a close look at the
painting again.
Which of these four statements about the painting is NOT correct?

1. it has perspective (depth)
2. it is inspired by the ancient Greeks
3. it is a Biblical scene
4. it has realism

perspective

biblical subjects

artist

realistic

flat picture

craftsman

subjects from daily life and antiquity

not realistic

Why did the church oppose to Copernicus' ideas
about a sun centered universe?

machine

clergy

slow

manual

fast 

citizens