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The Northern Renaissance

Utopia An imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book Utopia, hence, an ideal place William Shakespeare The most famous writer of the Elizabeth Age Johann Gutenberg A craftsman from Mainz, Germany, developed a printing press Albert Durer Produced woodcuts and engravings, portrayed religious subjects, classical myths, realistic landscapes Jan Van Eyck used recently developed oil pants to develop techniques, realistic details and personality of his subjects Han Holbein Painted King Henry VIII Pieter Bruegel interested in realistic details and individual people, captured scenes from everyday life Thomas Moore tried to show a better model of society, he wrote the book Utopia to show an ideal society Erasmus wrote book The Praise of Folly, believed in Christianity of the heart William Shakespeare most famous playwright of the Elizabethan age, his works showed deep understanding between humans Which of the events listed in the readings relating to the Nor...
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The Renaissance Begins

How did humanism influence the growth of learning? Humanists influenced artists to carry on classical traditions and popularized the studies common to classical education how did ideas about piety and a simple life change? although poeple remained devoutly catholic, the spirit of society was secular. Church leaders and the wealthy believed they could enjoy life without offending God. what rolde did patrons of the arts play in the development of renaissance ideas? they spent money to help artists and architects create works of genius. what effects did the emphasis on individuals have on painters and sculptors? they painted portraits of prominent citizens, showing what was distinctive about each; they glorified the human body in natural postures; they developed perspective to enhance realism how did writers reflect renaissance values of their work? they wrote in the vernacular; they wrote either for self-expression or to portray the individuality of their subjects. How did...
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COVID-19

1.) Introduction- What is a pandemic? What is an epidemic? (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 2.) Introduce your disease. What is the disease? Provide a description/definition. COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus—a new coronavirus strain that has not been previously found in people. 3.) Where and when did the disease originate? The first reported case in China appeared November 17, 2019, in the Hubei Province, but went unrecognized. Eight more cases appeared in December with researchers pointing to an unknown virus. 4.) What are the symptoms of the disease? How does it spread? Symptoms include respiratory problems, fever and cough, and can lead to pneumonia and death. Like SARS, it’s spread through droplets from sneezes. 5.) What population sets were hardest hit by the disease? old people 6.) What is the mortality rate of the disease? Based on dea...
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The Black Death

1346 The strain of Y. pestis emerges in Mongolia May, 1347 One ship arrives in Constantinople, which, once infected, loses as much as 90 percent of its population. October, 1347 Sicily the plague kills half the population and moves to Messina.  November, 1347 The plague arrives in France, brought by another of the Caffa ships docking in Marseille. It spreads quickly through the country. January, 1348  the plague killed 60 percent of the Venetian population. April, 1348 The plague awakes an anti-Semitic rage around Europe, causing repeated massacres of Jewish communities. June, 1348 The plague enters England through the port of Melcombe Regis, in Dorset.  Summer, 1348 The plague hits Marseille, Paris and Normandy, and then the strain splits, with one strain moving onto the now-Belgian city of Tournai to the east and the other passing through Calais. October, 1348 Edward blames the plague on garbage and human ex...
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The Hundred Years’ War and the Plague

Avignon city in France. Popes would live there for the next 69 years. Great Schism known as the event when the split in the church began. Eventually forced three popes to resign. Left the papacy greatly weakened. John Wycliffe englishman who preached that Jesus Christ, not the pope, was the true head of the church. Believed that the clergy should own no land or wealth. Taught that the bible alone was the final authority for christian life. Jan Hus professor in Bohemia, who taught that the authority of the bible was higher than that of the pope. was excommunicated in 1412. was seized by church leaders. tried as a heretic. burned at the stake. Bubonic Plague a deadly disease that spread across Asia and Europe in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people. Hundred Years War a conflict in which england and france battled on french soil on and off from 1337 to 1453. Joan of Arc a teenage french peasant girl who felt moved by god to rescue france from its english con...
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England and France Develop

the battle of the hasting fought: how did this event affect the course of english history? william granted England to 200 norman lords this unified control of the land and laid the foundation for centralized government in england how did Henry II strengthen England's legal system? sent royal judges to London at least once a year (collected taxes, crimes, etc.) also introduced the use of jury in English courts How did Phillip strengthen the central government in France? increased land under his control how did Philip strengthen the central government in france? he established royal officials called bailiffs that went out from Paris to every french district to preside over the king's court and collect the king's taxes How did Louis strengthen the monarchy while weakening feudal ties? created a French appeals court local lords don't have authority to make decisions anymore How was this meeting a major step toward democratic government? Knight from every ...
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Changes in Medieval Society

 Farmers began using a new type of harness that fitted across a horse's chest. horses replaced oxen for plowing and pulling wagons; horses can plow 3x more than oxen. Using tree-field system, farmers began to grow crops on 2/3 of their land each year, rather than half. increased food production. Merchant and craft guilds organize and change ways to do business. More and better products are available. The commercial revolution changes trade and banking practices. serfs move to town; workers paid for labor. As trade blossomed and farming methods improved, the population of western Europe rose from around 30 million to about 42 million between 1000 and 1150. people move from manors to the town; town air makes you free (if you escape and live in a town for a year and a day, you are free). As people left life on the manor for life in towns, they challenged the traditional ways of feudal society in which everyone had a place. the emergence of the middle class. Authors ...
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