Slides for Second Year History on the Renaissance

2. Before the Renaissance most books were written in
Latin
Very few people spoke latin – books hard to read
During the Renaissance people began to use their own
languages to write
This is called “writing in the Vernacular”
Writers also began to write more about everyday
human problems and less about religion
One of the first Renaissance writers was Francesco
Petrarch

4. Great vernacular writer – wrote about everyday themes
Born in Stratford on Avon, England, worked in London
Wrote many famous plays
Put on performances for Queen Elizabeth
Opened his own theatre – Shakespeare’s Globe (rebuilt in
1997)
Very few seats in the globe – most people stood.

6. Question 1,2,3 P 179

7. New instruments (e.g. Harpsichord) invented
Old instruments (lute) improved
Orchestras invented
Claudio Monteverdi was one of the first renaissance
musicians

8. Q 1 and 2, P180

9. Doctors knew little about the workings of the Human body
Dissection (cutting up of corpses) banned by the Pope – no
chance for doctors to learn
Doctors had to rely on ancient Greek writings to understand
the body – much of their writing was wrong
Andreas Vesalius – began dissecting bodies to see how they
worked – his ideas helped start modern medicine

10. Discovered circulation of the Blood

16. Born in Pisa in 1564
Discovered that all objects fall at same rate – even if they are
different weights
Designed a very effective telescope, used it to observe the
planets
Agreed with Copernicus that Earth moved around the sun
Catholic Church disagreed – Galileo was condemned as a
Heretic (someone who disagreed with church teaching)

19. Shakespeare Language used before Renaissance
Jupiter Shakespeare’s Theatre
Copernicus Banned by the Pope
Blood Circulation Language used by ordinary People
Dissection Studied by Galileo
Harpsichord English Playwright
Globe Theatre Discovered by Harvey
Vernacular Believed Earth revolved around Sun
Latin Musical Instrument