where are we in history? ______________________________________
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Where are we in history?
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Unit III’s focus will be a study of the Renaissance
and Reformation. In order to understand the
Renaissance and Reformation, we need to look at life in Europe just
prior to these two time periods. This period
before the Renaissance is known as the Middle
Ages.
Why is the Middle Ages called the “Middle Ages”?
The Middle Ages is a historical time period between (or in the “middle” of) the fall of the Western Roman Empire (476 C.E) and the beginning of the Renaissance (beginning around 1500 C.E).
What was life like in the Middle
Ages?
DISEASE
Of the Black Death it has been said…“Victims ate lunch with their friend and dinner with their ancestors
in paradise." - Boccaccio
http://www.history.com/topics/italian-renaissance/videos#coroners-report-plague
The Black DeathThrough what body of water was the Black
Death introduced to Europe?1347-1350
How did a person contract the Black Death?
How was the Black Death transmitted?
What was one impact of the Black Death on Middle Ages'
art?
"The Dance of Death"by Hans Holbein the
Younger
The Black Death may have also influenced the writing of
the popular childrens' nursery rhyme, “Ring-Around-the-Rosie.” "Ring around the rosie,
A pocketful of posie, Ashes, Ashes,
We all fall down."
WAR
The Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Arc at the Siege of OrléansJules Eugène Lenepveu, painted 1886–1890
Took place from 1337 -1453
France vs. England
What was the outcome of the
Hundred Years' War:
France claimed victory- drove the
English out of French territories
Who was Joan of Arc?
How might the Hundred Years’
War have resulted in the 2
finger salute?
In order to protect themselves from war, people
in Europe lived in castles under the leadership of kings and queens and protected by
knights.
http://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/videos#heavy-cavalry-of-the-middle-ages
The Catholic Church was a powerful force during the Middle Ages. Why?
But as this time period in history ended, the Church began to lose some power. Why?
Gradually towards the end of the 1400’s, early 1500’s, the Black Death subsided, wars ended, and because of this people began to leave the
protection of their castles. This marked the end of the
Middle Ages and the introduction of the time
period in history known as the Renaissance.
What are some of the characteristics of the
Renaissance?
Trade and Commerce Change Town Life
French manuscriptFifteenth century, depicting the excahnge of goods and money
People began to move to cities to
earn better wages
The Renaissance literally means “rebirth.” The Renaissance was a rebirth of Greek and Roman art
and architecture.