Renaissance

I. The Renaissance was the period that followed (brought

Europe out of) the Middle Ages. It was a time of renewed
interest in things of this world.

A.
B.
C.

Human beings and their conditions

Education, art, literature, and science
Approximately 1300 - 1600

II.

The Renaissance started in Italy where wealth from

trade supported art learning.

A.
Here also modern capitalism was born.
Private individuals or companies, not the
government, owned businesses. The main goal is
profit.

B.
Republican government arose in most cities.
Citizens participated.

III. Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527), in The

Prince (1513) said, basically, one must do
whatever one must do to get and stay in power.
If it works, it is the "right" thing to do. Forget
ideals; lie, cheat, even murder if you must. A
stable state is needed.

IV. Humanism, a system of thought and action concerned

with human interests and values, was the dominant
movement of the Renaissance.

A.

Human beings have dignity and intelligence.

B.

They (we) can change the world and make it

a better place for all.

V. The ideal so-called Renaissance man was successful in

business, well-mannered, educated, athletic, and brave.

A.

The goal of education became making people

well-rounded.

B.

Religion remained important, but the authority

and some practices of the church began to be
questioned.

Gutenberg Bible

C. The Gutenberg Bible, named for the craftsman and

inventor of printing by use of moveable type, Johannes
Gutenberg, was completed in 1455 at Mainz, Germany.
The three-volume Latin text arguably represents the
greatest single innovation in the history of
communication technology, as well as a style of printing
that existed almost unaltered until the twentieth century.
Gutenbergs invention and the dispersion of relatively
cheap printed materials ultimately stimulated enormous
changesocial, political, economic, and religious. Some
forty perfect vellum copies of Gutenbergs masterpiece
of technological advancement still exist in the world.

VI. Some brilliant people lived during this

time.

A. Leanardo da Vinci (1452-1519) painted (Mona Lisa),

studied geology, chemistry and anatomy, designed
buildings, canals and weapons, and sketched engines
and flying machines.

B. Michelangelo Buonaroti (1475-1564) painted (the

Sistine Chapel ceiling), sculptured (David), designed
buildings, and wrote poetry.

C. Desiderius Erasmus (1469?-1536), a priest who wrote

books, The Praise of Folly 1509, condemned ignorance
and superstition. He believed education could lead to
more perfect societies.

D. Raphael (1483-1520)

E. Titian (1485-1576)
More art can be viewed at the Louvre Museum.

F. William Shakespeare wrote plays showing humans as

in God's image, but part of this world as well.

Shakespeares Hamlet

To be or not to be.

Renaissance Dance

1st Published-1650-John Playford- English Dance Master.

Contained 360 dances and lessons. Most designed for
longway sets of three couples are more. Use any number.
For dancing country-dances.

British Monarchs of the Period

Last of the Plantagenet Dynasty

War of the Roses 1455-1485
House of Lancaster
House of York
House of Tudor

Official British Royal Family Web site

Edward III (1312-1377)

Plantagenet

Richard II (1367-1400)
Plantagenet

Henry IV (1367-1413)
Lancaster

Henry V (1387-1422)
Lancaster

Henry VI (1421-1471)
Lancaster

Edward IV (1442-1483)
York

Edward V (1470-1483)
York

Richard III (1452-1485)

York

Henry VII (1457-1509)

Tudor

Henry VIII (1491-1547)

Tudor

Catherine of Aragon

Anne of Cleves

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Catherine Howard

Catherine Parr

Edward VI (1537-1553)
Tudor

Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)

9-day reign

Mary I (1516-1558)
Tudor

Elizabeth I (1533-1603)
Tudor

Sir Walter Raleigh

Sir Francis Drake

Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588