The Northern Renaissance Questions

Utopia- Means "no place" in Greek. Thomas More wrote a book in 1516 called Utopia to show a better model for society

William Shakespeare- Most famous writer in the Elizabethan Age. Famous for many plays he wrote, and wrote a speech to address the Renaissance's view on human nature.

Johann Gutenberg- Craftsman from Mainz, Germany and developed the printing press to spread news (Gutenberg Press)

3. He was the only artist to draw things as they really were, drew a real animal in "young hare".

4. The Renaissance changed society by inspiring a new form of art that is purely realistic things and not just fake, mythological things.

5. The printing press was so important because it allowed for news/books to be produced on a much larger scale and to be shared far quicker.

Italy: The Birth Place of the Renaissance

Renaissance- Period in European history from 1300 to 1600 where a new interest in culture led to changes in art, learning, and views of the world.

Humanism- Intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements.

Secular- Worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now.

Patrons- A person who supports artists, mainly financially.

Perspective- Art technique that shows three dimensions on a flat surface.

Vernacular- Everyday language of the people in a region or country.

3. Renaissance men who excelled in many feilds was praised as a universal man. A young man should be charming, witty, well educated, know how to dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. Renaissance women were expected to know the classics and be charming. They were expected to inspire art but not create it. 

4. It had thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical hertitage of ancient Greece.

5. They beautified Rome and other cities by spending huge amounts on the arts. They became patrons by financially supporting artists. They had their importance demonstrated by having their portraits painted in public squares

Test Day

          We took our test today and I thought it was going to be extremely hard. When I first saw the test I noticed that it really wasn't as hard as I planned for. I don't think I got an A but I don't think I failed so I guess that's good. I have a pretty good grade in this class so I'm not really worried about it.

Test Review

          In class today we reviewed for our big unit test on Rome and I'm certain I am going to fail. We learned so much stuff that I don't remember reading in the textbook and now I'm so confused. Our test is tomorrow mod 8 so I guess I will find out then if I fail! I knew most of the stuff leading right up until the government. After this point, I was completely lost.

Missed Class

         I wasn't in class today because I wasn't feeling well.

DAY 8

Greco-Roman culture- a mix of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman culture.

Pompeii- A Roman town covered by the ashes of Mount Vesuvius.

Virgil-  A poet who wrote the Aeneid, the epic of the legendary Aeneas.

Tacitus-  Roman historian who presented accurate facts and he also wrote about Rome's morality.

Aqueducts- Designed by Roman engineers to bring water into towns and cities.

5. Latin language remained the official language of the Roman Catholic Church in the 20th century. Latin was adopted into French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian. These were also known as the romance languages.

DAY 7

           The United States is declining in ways that are similar to the fall of the Roman Empire, but also in a few ways that are different. As a country, we have so much power and our political leaders don't really know how to control it all. The United States is one of the largest and most powerful countries in the world and if we don't know how to control it, we lose everything and become easy to attack. Along with this, Trump is destroying connections that we have with some countries that could've benefitted us or simply left our communications neutral. The United States and Russia were never perfect together but, we got along well enough that they would leave us alone. Now that Trump is in office, Russia hates us. Russia is also a very large and powerful country and if they get it together, they could attack and destroy us. While the United States remains stable economically, poor choices from our leaders could lead to the United States decline. This country isn't declining as rapidly as the Roman Empire did, but anything can happen.