Feb. 13, 2013

Renaissance Notes

  • Rennaissance means "re-birth"
  • Italian: Rinascimento, "to be reborn"
  • It is the cultural rebirth in Western Europe
  • It is very influential movement from the 14th to 17th Centuries
  • Mainly started in Italy

Authors

  • William Shakespeare
    • He wrote Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth
    • Known as the best writer ever in the English language and some argue the best author of all time.
    • England
  • Miguel de Cervantes
    • Wrote Don Quixote
    • From Spain

Explorers

  • Christopher Columbus
    • Sailed the Atlantic in 1942 and discovered the West Indies
    • He was funded by Spain even though the wasn't from Spain
    • From Italy
  • Ponce de Leon
    • Spanish Conquistador around the current day Florida
    • Looked for the fountain of youth
    • Spain
  • Magellan
    • Portuguese
    • Captaining the first circumnavigation expedition
  • De Gama
    • Explored in the Cape of Good Hope
    • Portuguese

Artists

  • Michelangelo
    • Artist
    • Painter
    • Italy
    • Statue of David
  • Da Vinci
    • Artist
    • Painter
    • Italy
    • Mona Lisa

Philosophers

  • Sir Francis Bacon
    • English
    • Philosopher
    • The New Atlantis
  • Sir Isaac Newton
    • Philosopher
    • Known for science revolution (3 laws of motion)

Mathematics

  • Galileo Galilei
    • Known for improvement to the telescope
    • Italian
  • Kepler
    • Used both science and math to come up with the first law of planetary motion
    • German

A.B. #2 Pick a historical building during the Renaissance period 61 sec and 5 paragraphs

Explain Emportance by:

Who built it?

Where it is built?

Why it was built

When was it built?

I have queens house.

Authors

Shakespeare

John Webster-wrote about the devil

Myles Coverdale

Don Quijote

Ben Johnson—book of alchemy

Explorers

Marco Polo

Ferdinand Magellen

King Ferdinand

Christopher Columbus

Fountain of Youth

Philosophers (OUR SKIT)

Nicolaus Copernicus- Kendra

  • formulated a comprehensive heliocentric model which placed the sun at the center of the universe rather than the earth
  • Went to the University of Bologna

Francis Bacon - Amy

  • father was the Lord Keeper of the Seal
  • left school to work for a British ambassador to France.
  • promoted the title of the Lord Chancellor (highest political office in England)
  • best known for the promotion of the scientific method.
  • wrote a book which was first published in 1597.
  • from London, England.
  • Emphasized that religion and science should be kept separate.

    Robert Boyle- Brittany

    • Regarded as the first modern chemist
    • One of the founders of modern chemistry
    • Best known for Boyle’s Law
    • Wrote, The Sceptical Chymist-cornerstone book in the field of chemistry
    • natural philosopher
    • Irish
    • Alchemist-believed in transmutation
    • left money to defend the Christian religion


    Niccolò Machiavelli-Rhiana Chickering

    • Saw troubles of French invasion
    • Florentine Histories,Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius (commonly known as The Discourses), a Life of Castruccio Castrancani (unfinished), History of the Affairs of Lucca. The Golden Ass of Apuleius, an essay on the Italian language, the play Mandragola, and Seven Books on the Art of War.
    • Built generalizations from experience and historical facts.
    • Stated that it was best to be loved and feared
    • He was founder of modern political science and political ethics.
    • Italian historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher, humanist, and writer in Florence during the Renaissance.
    • He wanted a strong central government.
    • Faked his own death
    • He served fourteen years as secretary to the Chancery of Florence.
    • He observed and reported back to his government on the size, composition, weaponry, morale, and logistical capabilities of the most effective militaries of his time.
    • Profession, best known for, where your from


    Michel de Montaigne- Liz

    • made the essay a literary genre
    • father of modern skepticism
    • merged intellectual exercises with anecdotes
    • politician and author
    • “Que scay-je” (“What do I know?” or “Whatever”)

    Dalton - Newton
    an object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted on by another force. I will throw this object farther than any of you because if i throw it at the right angle its the perfect mix between height and distance. I will definitely win this event.

    Questions you need to know at the end:

    • What your profession is?
    • What you’re best known for/ biggest accomplishment?
    • Where you are from?


    Artists

    Michael Angelo

    Rafael

    Leonardo Divinchi

    Andrea Polotio

    Danatello

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