The Renaissance Section Two: New Ideas and Literature

Section Two: New Ideas and Literature I. Renaissance Humanism

Humanism 30% of Quiz

Tip #1: The first paragraph of each sub-section is usually the most important paragraph and a short summary of the entire section.

Main Idea First Paragraph

Humanism Cloze Example Cloze Mr. Kam works as ________ (history/science) teacher.

Humanism Cloze (p. 395) ________ was a new way of understanding the world. Humanism is based on the values of the ______ and the _______. Their new ideas __________ men to be active in their ________ and to achieve _________ things. Word Bank (each word used only one) Greeks, Humanism, great. Romans, encouraged, cities.

________ was a new way of understanding the world. Humanism is based on the values of the ______ and the _______. Their new ideas __________ men to be active in their ________ and to achieve _________ things.

Word Bank (each word used only one)

Greeks, Humanism, great. Romans, encouraged, cities.

Tip #2: Highlight the information that you know is going to be on the quiz.

Humanism Cloze (p. 395) Humanism was a new way of understanding the world. Humanism is based on the values of the Greek and the Romans . Their new ideas encouraged men to be active in their cities and to achieve great things.

Humanism was a new way of understanding the world. Humanism is based on the values of the Greek and the Romans . Their new ideas encouraged men to be active in their cities and to achieve great things.

Tip #3: Write cornell questions that will help you study for the quiz.

7.2 Quiz Preview Miguel de Cervantes Johannes Gutenberg Dante Alighieri Humanism (3) What is Humanism? What did humanism encourage people to do? What was humanism based on? Cartography Vernacular Printing Press Leonardo da Vinci

Miguel de Cervantes

Johannes Gutenberg

Dante Alighieri

Humanism (3)

What is Humanism?

What did humanism encourage people to do?

What was humanism based on?

Cartography

Vernacular

Printing Press

Leonardo da Vinci

Humanism Cloze (p. 395) What is humanism? What two groups did humanism base their values on? What two things did humanism encourage men to do? Humanism was a new way of understanding the world. Humanism is based on the values of the Greek and the Romans . Their new ideas encouraged men to be active in their cities and to achieve great things.

What is humanism?

What two groups did humanism base their values on?

What two things did humanism encourage men to do?

Humanism was a new way of understanding the world. Humanism is based on the values of the Greek and the Romans . Their new ideas encouraged men to be active in their cities and to achieve great things.

Ancient Works Become Popular (Cloze) In the early _______ , Italians began to study early ________ and _______ works. The _____ opened trade with Middle East and Europeans began to get information from the ________. Word Bank Greek, 1300s, Arabs, Crusades, Roman

In the early _______ , Italians began to study early ________ and _______ works. The _____ opened trade with Middle East and Europeans began to get information from the ________.

Word Bank

Greek, 1300s, Arabs, Crusades, Roman

Ancient Works Become Popular (Cloze) Question: Come up with one question for this cloze section. In the early _______ , Italians began to study early ________ and _______ works. The _____ opened trade with Middle East and Europeans began to get information from the ________.

Question: Come up with one question for this cloze section.

In the early _______ , Italians began to study early ________ and _______ works. The _____ opened trade with Middle East and Europeans began to get information from the ________.

Petrarch (cloze) Francesco _________ was a famous scholar of ancient works. He studied famous Roman writers like _________. Petrarch encouraged Europeans to search for _________ manuscripts in __________ all over Europe. Word Bank Cicero, Latin, Petrarch, ancient

Francesco _________ was a famous scholar of ancient works. He studied famous Roman writers like _________. Petrarch encouraged Europeans to search for _________ manuscripts in __________ all over Europe.

Word Bank

Cicero, Latin, Petrarch, ancient

How did Humanism Affect Society? What three ways did Humanists affect society?

What three ways did Humanists affect society?

How did Humanism Affect Society? What three ways did Humanists affect society? Mathematics led to advances in Engineering. Leonardo da Vinci began to study anatomy Led to advances in cartography or map making

What three ways did Humanists affect society?

Mathematics led to advances in Engineering.

Leonardo da Vinci began to study anatomy

Led to advances in cartography or map making

Section Two: New Ideas and Literature II. Changes in Literature

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Tip #4: Use Pneumonic devices to remember the information that you know is going to be on the quiz.

Important Renaissance Thinkers Make a catchy phrase and say it over and over again. Dante is divine. 1. Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy , one of the worlds greatest poems, in the vernacular .

Make a catchy phrase and say it over and over again.

Dante is divine.

1. Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy , one of the worlds greatest poems, in the vernacular .

Pneumonic Devices First Letter Device C and C 2. In England, C haucer wrote the C anterbury Tales.

First Letter Device

C and C

2. In England, C haucer wrote the C anterbury Tales.

Pneumonic Devices 3. Johannes Gutenberg : Developed a printing press that used Moveable type John was gluing books

3. Johannes Gutenberg : Developed a printing press that used Moveable type

John was gluing books

Pneumonic Devices 4. Miguel de Cervantes : Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote . My pail

4. Miguel de Cervantes : Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote .

My pail

Pneumonic Devices 4. Miguel de Cervantes : Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote . My pail (Miguel)

4. Miguel de Cervantes : Spanish author who wrote Don Quixote .

My pail (Miguel)

Satire “… whenever [Don Quixote] was at leisure (which was mostly all the year round) he gave himself up to reading books of chivalry …that he almost entirely neglected…the management of his property ; and…his eagerness [was so great]…that he sold many acres to buy books of chivalry to read, and brought home as many of them as he could get.”

English Renaissance Created great works of theater and literature William Shakespeare: Great English writer during the renaissance Wrote tragedies, comedies, and historical plays

Created great works of theater and literature

William Shakespeare:

Great English writer during the renaissance

Wrote tragedies, comedies, and historical plays