Lap 5 WH 2016
Lap 5 WH 2016
Lap 5 WH 2016
2016
Ms. Rothweiler
Overview
The name Renaissance is given to the revival of learning. It began in Italy and slowly spread throughout Europe
effecting England in the 15th and 16th centuries. Knowledge spread with the invention of the Printing Press.
When the Turks captured Constantinople, scholars in that city fled from the wrath of the Turks to Italy with their
precious books. They established their own schools for Greek language and learning. The Press helped to
multiply the existing books. Also a spirit of inquiry and experiment developed.
The birth of the Modern Age in the history of Europe resulted in a number of scientific inventions, geographical
findings and revolutionary ideas. These affected not only the lives of the common Europeans, but it brought farreaching changes in the whole of Europe.
The period of the Renaissance symbolizes the transition from the medieval world to the modern age. When
Constantinople fell into the hands of the Turks, most of the scholars belonging to Greece took shelter in Italy.
The ideas and thoughts of these scholars spread in Italy. Due to this a new wind of knowledge started to blow
there. This encouraged perceptive people to question the out-moded attitudes of people and the blind
acceptance of orders from the ruling authorities. It asserted the dignity of human beings and the personality of
every individual.
Europeans revived the learning of Greek and Roman cultures. This appreciation contained the basic elements
that brought about revolutionary changes in the socio-economic and political areas of Europe. The idea of
following authority (as in medieval times) was now questioned. Men started to look towards freedom and liberal
ideas with great interest. They were no longer ready to suffer repression. They started asserting the dignity of
the person. As a result, humanism was a catalyst to new learning and classical liberalism. The Medieval Church
had discouraged progressive ideas on human affairs, and had strongly supported self-repression and asceticism,
which resulted in religious reform.
If the humanists were critical of the church and of Christianity as popularly practiced in Europe in the early 16th
century, many were quite unsympathetic about the religious upheaval which later in the century, produced
Protestantism and promoted religious intolerance and fanaticism.
In the "Middle Ages" learning and culture were sectarian as the Christian church had dominance in the fields of
art, science and letters. As a popular secular movement, the Renaissance helped to promote a spirit of
individualism. At a certain point in time it also assumed the character of a revolt against the ecclesiastical
monopoly on life and culture, thus, freeing the latter from the vicious hold of the church. The spirit of critical
inquiry and a wider outlook towards life resulted in the freedom from ecclesiastical tutelage.
Newer and livelier trends were developed in architecture, sculpture, music etc. The Renaissance focused
attention on Pagan culture and all its aspects came under its direct influence. This led to the development of
multi-dimensional arts. Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Tiran etc. were some of the great artists of
this age. Although their art was basically Christian, the Renaissance encouraged the adaptation of classical art
forms.
Rationale
The Renaissance is more than a time of change or transition. During this time, numerous changes
occurred in Europe particularly in art, literature, and culture. Europeans not only revisited the ideas
of the Greeks but they began to question the traditional institutions influencing their daily lives. As a
result, individuals began to question whether or not they had fundamental rights and freedoms. The
questioning greatly impacted the Catholic Church, and ultimately resulted in one of the most divisive
events in all of Europe, The Protestant Reformation. This unit will help you to understand the
transitions taking place and how these events impact our current view of world history.
LAP Information
LAP 5 Renaissance and Reformation
9 CLASS MEETINGS
Materials needed for LAP:
Notebook
Use of Internet if you have a device bring to class
Textbook
Materials for selected project
Online resources
LAP Objectives: Upon Completion of this LAP students will be able to:
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6.
renaissance,
Lorenzo de Medici,
denomination,
predestination,
theocracy,
John Calvin,
Renaissance
humanism
secular,
Baldassacre Castiglione,
Leonardo da Vinci,
Michelangelo Buonarroti,
heretic,
humanism,
indulgences,
Protestantism, sect
Renaissance Man,
vernacular
satire
end justifies the means,
Henry VIII,
Martin Luther, Jesuits,
Reformation
Counter-Reformation
Niccolo Machiavelli,
Raphael,
recant,
simony,
opulence,
Ignatius of Loyola
none
LAP TEST/ASSESSMENT:
1. TBA
CLASS MEETINGS:
First Class Meeting:
Review Class Expectations
Begin the class with the anticipatory activity
Work on Medieval assignment
Essential Question: How dark were the Dark Ages
Second Class Meeting:
Due At the Beginning of Class 5-1
Essential Question: Was Medieval Europe a dark period?
Third Class Meeting
Due at the beginning of Class 5-2
Essential Question: What was medieval life like
DATE/DAY DUE
B Day January 6 for Africa
and China
C Day for India
E Day January 11- All Sections
F Day January 12 India
G Day January 13 Africa and
China
Tenth
Class Meeting
No assignment due
Class focus. The Reformational leaders
Essential Question: Were Luther and Calvin justified in their
criticisms of the Catholic Church