Renaissance

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Renaissance
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• 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. Human beings and their conditions
• B. Education, art, literature, and science
• C. Approximately 1300 - 1600

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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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.

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• VI. Some brilliant people lived during this
  time.

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• 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.

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• B. Michelangelo Buonaroti (1475-1564) painted
  (the Sistine Chapel ceiling), sculptured (David),
  designed buildings, and wrote poetry.

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• 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.

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D. Raphael (1483-1520)
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• E. Titian (1485-1576)
• More art can be viewed at the Louvre Museum.

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• F. William Shakespeare wrote plays showing humans
  as in God's image, but part of this world as well.

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Shakespeares Hamlet
To be or not to be.
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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.

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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

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Edward III (1312-1377)Plantagenet
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Richard II (1367-1400)Plantagenet
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Henry IV (1367-1413)Lancaster
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Henry V (1387-1422)Lancaster
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Henry VI (1421-1471)Lancaster
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Edward IV (1442-1483)York
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Edward V (1470-1483)York
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Richard III (1452-1485)York
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Henry VII (1457-1509)Tudor
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Henry VIII (1491-1547)Tudor
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
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Edward VI (1537-1553)Tudor
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Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)9-day reign
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Mary I (1516-1558)Tudor
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Elizabeth I (1533-1603)Tudor
Sir Walter Raleigh Sir
Francis Drake
Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588