2. • Flood of information from Crusades and
scholars led to a revival of learning
3. Changes by The Renaissance
1. Tools
2. Art
3. Sculpture
4. Architecture
5. Learning
6. Writing
4. Tools:
• Johannes Gutenberg moveable type printing
press
– made literary works available to the public at a
low cost
5.
6.
7. Art:
• The Renaissance paintings differed from
earlier paintings in three ways:
1. People looked real (vs. flat prior to
Renaissance)
WHY?
– Painters studied anatomy
– Painted real people because realized they were
important because we were creations of God
12. 3. Gave paintings depth by using perspective
• Perspective: used to create an illusion of
space and depth on a flat surface. Make
something look 3-D
21. Renaissance Sculpture
• The statues are lifelike, powerful and stunning.
They are very realistic
• Relief sculpture – attached to a flat surface
(like the wall of a cathedral or castle)
29. Renaissance Learning
• The humanities were taught
– Humanities: Human interests and experiences
– Examples are: Literature, philosophy, art, history,
grammar and speech
• The goal was to make the student a well-
rounded person, educated and interested in
many fields
32. • Castiglione
– Wrote a
famous book
on etiquette
– Etiquette:
code of polite
behavior
– The Courtier
33. • Machiavelli
– He taught that those who lived by the classical
and biblical virtues would not be able to gain or
keep power.
– He represented trend of freeing people from
religious tradition
41. POSITIVE
1. Led to a return to the clear teachings of
Scripture
2. Renewed interest in the manuscripts and
languages of the Old Testament
3. Individual was emphasized
4. Literature was more available and education
became accessible to many more people
