Second semester begins on Monday, January 31st.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Renaissance Art Powerpoint
You can download/view my powerpoint here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7445506/Renaissance%20Art%20MATTY.ppt
Monday, December 6, 2010
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance, Episode 1
Please watch the first episode about the Medici Family before Wednesday. If you can not access the video from home, please meet up with a friend from this class to organize a viewing party (Emphasis on party).
The video can be found on YouTube, via this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FFDJK8jmms
You might also be interested in the interactive timeline or the interactive Medici family tree or even the interactive tour of Florence.
1) Why is the Duomo (Dome) in Florence so significant?
2) What does Brunelleschi do to “unlock” the secrets of the Duomo?
3) How does the Albizzi family remove Cosimo from Florence?
a. Why does this backfire on them?
4) How does Cosimo’s return to Florence make him even more powerful than before?
5) What are some features that make Donatello's David sculpture so important?
6) In what ways does the Medici family encourage the arts, and act as patrons of the arts?
7) How did the Medici rise from poverty and insignificance to become the most powerful family in Florence?
8) Why were art and architecture important to the rise of the Medici family?
9) What problems do you foresee for the Medici family? Why?
The video can be found on YouTube, via this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FFDJK8jmms
You might also be interested in the interactive timeline or the interactive Medici family tree or even the interactive tour of Florence.
1) Why is the Duomo (Dome) in Florence so significant?
2) What does Brunelleschi do to “unlock” the secrets of the Duomo?
3) How does the Albizzi family remove Cosimo from Florence?
a. Why does this backfire on them?
4) How does Cosimo’s return to Florence make him even more powerful than before?
5) What are some features that make Donatello's David sculpture so important?
6) In what ways does the Medici family encourage the arts, and act as patrons of the arts?
7) How did the Medici rise from poverty and insignificance to become the most powerful family in Florence?
8) Why were art and architecture important to the rise of the Medici family?
9) What problems do you foresee for the Medici family? Why?
Monday, November 29, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Plague Primary Sources Homework DUE TUESDAY
Please read the sources (Introductions + Primary Source) which are linked here, and answer the following questions:
1) Besides the final outcome (death!), what other problems stemming from the Black Plague did Boccacio and di Tura describe?
2) What characteristics of the Black Death emphasized in these two documents?
3) For both Boccacio and di Tura – What reasons can you give for accepting the information given by them? What reasons can you give for doubting them?
4) Is a work of fiction, such as The Decameron, acceptable as historical evidence?
1) Besides the final outcome (death!), what other problems stemming from the Black Plague did Boccacio and di Tura describe?
2) What characteristics of the Black Death emphasized in these two documents?
3) For both Boccacio and di Tura – What reasons can you give for accepting the information given by them? What reasons can you give for doubting them?
4) Is a work of fiction, such as The Decameron, acceptable as historical evidence?
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Pope Urban II Calls for a Crusade
You can find the reading and questions here.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, JUST BE READY TO DISCUSS THEM TOMORROW!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, JUST BE READY TO DISCUSS THEM TOMORROW!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Homework for the 4 Day Weekend DUE Monday 11/15
With the movement of people into towns and cities, the Middle Ages entered into a period known as the "High Middle Ages". It was during this time that the modern word began to develop, and this can be seen by advances in economics, politics, education, architecture, philosophy, literature, and the everyday lives of Western Europeans. This is the time period that we will focus on for the rest of this unit.
Chapter 8 begins by describing the creation of modern nations (France, England) and modern political systems (common law, habeas corpus, parliament, bureaucracy, etc...). The section focuses on the different ways in which kings gained royal power, centralized, and administered their governments. The kings of France and England gained and exercised power in very different ways, but this centralization of power was one of the factors that led to the downfall of the feudal system, and allowed for the emergence of the modern world.
As you read Chapter 8, Section 1 please do the following:
1) Take notes on how royal power increased and decreased within England and France, and within the rule of the different kings - King William, Henry II, John, Philip Augustus, Louis IX.
2) How was the power of the king limited in England?
3) Describe the power struggle between French kings and the pope.
4) Complete a Venn Diagram which shows the similar and different ways that royal power developed in France and England --> Don't lame out on this. You will need to use this in the future to write a short response (~4 Paragraphs)
Chapter 8, Section 2 then discusses the battle for power that existed between kings and Popes. The greatest example of this struggle can be seen in an episode in history known as "The Lay Investiture Controversy". The issue focused on had the supreme authority in a king's domain - the Pope or the King. German emperors also had a peculiar position because they had been tied closely to the Catholic Church since the days of Charlemagne. As you read Chapter 8, Section 2 please keep this power struggle in mind while doing the following:
1) Take noes on the actions of the various Holy Roman Emperors
2) Write a paragraph which describes the Holy Roman Empire
3) What obstacles did German emperors face in Italy?
4) Why was the power of German emperors limited?
5) How did Pope Innocent III assert the power of the church?
Chapter 8 begins by describing the creation of modern nations (France, England) and modern political systems (common law, habeas corpus, parliament, bureaucracy, etc...). The section focuses on the different ways in which kings gained royal power, centralized, and administered their governments. The kings of France and England gained and exercised power in very different ways, but this centralization of power was one of the factors that led to the downfall of the feudal system, and allowed for the emergence of the modern world.
As you read Chapter 8, Section 1 please do the following:
1) Take notes on how royal power increased and decreased within England and France, and within the rule of the different kings - King William, Henry II, John, Philip Augustus, Louis IX.
2) How was the power of the king limited in England?
3) Describe the power struggle between French kings and the pope.
4) Complete a Venn Diagram which shows the similar and different ways that royal power developed in France and England --> Don't lame out on this. You will need to use this in the future to write a short response (~4 Paragraphs)
Chapter 8, Section 2 then discusses the battle for power that existed between kings and Popes. The greatest example of this struggle can be seen in an episode in history known as "The Lay Investiture Controversy". The issue focused on had the supreme authority in a king's domain - the Pope or the King. German emperors also had a peculiar position because they had been tied closely to the Catholic Church since the days of Charlemagne. As you read Chapter 8, Section 2 please keep this power struggle in mind while doing the following:
1) Take noes on the actions of the various Holy Roman Emperors
2) Write a paragraph which describes the Holy Roman Empire
3) What obstacles did German emperors face in Italy?
4) Why was the power of German emperors limited?
5) How did Pope Innocent III assert the power of the church?
--> DUE MONDAY, 11/15
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