The Renaissance

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The Renaissance
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Meaning of Renaissance

• The word Renaissance means the rebirth.

• It happened from the 14th 17th centuries.

• People were interested in classical things, and
  the Greco-Roman learning.

• They questioned unreasonable beliefs and
  hadgreater freedom.

• There were great developments in many parts
  oflife.

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Causes of Renaissance

• Some nobles went on the Crusades and many
  serfsbecame freemen. They became educated and
  hadhad more ideas about art and learning.

• Two Popes appeared in Europe. They
  quarreledleadership and declined Churchs
  influence.

• Gutenberg invented a movable type printing
  press.Printing was way faster than before and
  prices of books fell. More people afford to buy
  books and helped to spread ideas quickly.

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Characteristics of Renaissance

• The people paid little attention to their
  everydaylife.

• They lived their lives to please themselves,
  andnot just to please God.

• They were interested not only in religion, but
  alsoin classical learning and writing.

• The people were concern about human affairs.
  Wecall these people humanists, and their
  ideashumanism.

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Changes of Renaissance

• Art

• Science

• Medication

• Literature

• Architecture

• Religion

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Renaissance Influence

• From the Renaissance, Europeans found out
  theyhad many wrong beliefs.

• They changed their way of thinking and used used
  reasons to solve problems. This led to
  Enlightenment.

• Enlightenment means freedom from false
  beliefsand misunderstandings. It was started by
  the educated people in 17th century.

• The Renaissance finished the medieval times
  andstarted the modern times.

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The End
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Changes in Art

• Art in the Medieval looks dull and idol, but in
  theRenaissance, they look colourful and
  realistic.

• Famous painter Leonardo da Vinci developed anew
  painting style. He used a dark background toout
  a 3-D effect. Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
  were examples of his works.

• Another famous artist of the Renaissance
  isMichelangelo. He was a great craftsman.
  Pieta,David and Moses were some of his
  works.

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Changes in Science

• In the Medieval, people believed whatever the
  church told them. In the Renaissance, people
  studyfacts and questioned church beliefs. They
  used scientific ways to solve problems.

• Polish astronomer Copernicus found out that
  thesun was the centre of the universe and the
  earth moved round the sun.

• Another well-known scientist Galileo discovered
  the pendulum theory and invented the
  worldsfirst telescope.

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Changes in Medication

• When people were ill in the medieval, they
  thought that this disease were sent by God
  topunish peoples sins.

• In the Renaissance, people cut up peoples dead
  bodies and found out the cause of illnesses.

• They learnt about blood circulation andthe
  structure of a body

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Changes in Literature

• In the Renaissance, people wrote in their native
  languages instead of Latin.

• Italian writers Dante and Boccaccio wrote the
  The Divine Comedy and The Decameronrespectiv
  ely.

• William Shakespeare was a famous English
  writer.Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of
  Venicewere examples of his famous works.

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Changes in Architecture

• Renaissance builders copied ideas from
  theGreco-Romans.

• They built dome-shaped churches with tall
  columns.

• Buildings these days still have the
  characteristicsof Renaissances buildings, The
  Legislative Council in Hong Kong is an good
  example.

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Changes in Religion

• The People began to question Church
  teachings,this led to a religious movement
  called theReformation.

• Reformation was started by a German monk name
  Martin Luther in 1517.

• He protested against the wrong doings of the
  Catholic Church. He also started a new Christian
  Church called Protestantism.

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