DEEPA JOHN

REG. NO:1631621

MODERN
EUROPE
BOARD : STATE
CLASS : IX

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

FEATURES OF
RENAISSANCE

THE
RENAISSANCE

LITERATURE OF
RENAISSANCE

REASONS FOR
RENAISSANCE

PETRARCH(130
4-1374 A.D)

 RENAISSANCE
ART

GALILEO
NEWTON

SCIENCE
DURING
RENAISSANCE
KEPPLER

EFFECTS OF
RENAISSANCE

INTRODUCTION
During the 15th and
16th centuries Europe
entered a new age.
The end of the
middle ages and
beginning of the
modern age have
turned out to be
important events in
the history of
Europe.

Capture of
Constantinople by
the Turks and
increased trade
activities became
the reasons for the
renaissance,
geographical
explorations,
religious reformation
movements and
industrial revolution.

THE RENAISSANCE
The meaning of the
words Renaissance
is rebirth or
reawakening.
Renaissance sums
up all the physical
changes towards the
end of the middle
ages in Europe.
The 14th and 15th
centuries indicate
the development of

Western European art,

architecture,
religion, philosophy,
science and political
matters.
The intellectual
renaissance
movement started
first in Italy.
Italy can be called
the birthplace of
renaissance.

Reasons for
Renaissance
The fall of
Constantinople in the
year 1453A.D..end of
slavery development
of Guttenberg printing
machine in Germany
and geographical
explorations were the
important reasons for
renaissance.

The patronage
given to scholars,
artists, scientists
and philosophers
by the prices of
Europe,
aristocrats,
merchants and
clergy also
contributed to the
renaissance

Features of
Renaissance
1. Thinking of the
people during the
renaissance
movement was
quite different
from the people in
the middle ages.
2. Peoples opinions
towards the world
and man
changed.

3. This was called

humanism.
4. The humanists
developed keen
interest in great
literature.
5. Attempts were
made to support
actions related to
human life.

6. The works written in

English, Italian and
German languages
by the writers of
renaissance period
became very popular.
7. Changes in the
economic and social
life.
8. Main feature
renaissance was the
interest that shown
by people in great
culture and their
desire to cultivate it.

9. It is called
Imitation of the
best.
10. The
immigration of
Greek and Roman
Scholars to Italy,
was the first signs
of renaissance in
Italy.

Literature of
renaissance
Italy was the
motherland of
writers.
France, England,
Germany and
Spain too
contributed a lot
to literature.

The theme of this

period was worldly
matters rather than
religion.
Many articles written
about the human
body, voice and other
subjects
Latin and also many
other regional
European languages
came to be used in
daily life.

PETRARCH(130
4- 1374 A D)

Father of renaissance
He collected about
200 Latin and Greek
manuscripts.
Africa is his
famous poem.
He was well known
for his poems and
sonnets.
A deep
contemplation of
mans happiness and
sorrow can be seen
in his poems.

 Well known writers and

their works are as :
A collection of 100
stories called
Decameron, written
in Italian by Bocacchio
The famous work
divine comedy by
Dante
Canterbury tales by
Chaucer of England
Don Quixote by
Cervantes of Spain
Utopia written by
Thomas More of
England

Canterbury tales
by Chaucer of
England
Don Quixote by
Cervantes of
Spain
Utopia written
by Thomas More
of England

RENAISSANCE ART
Architecture and sculpture

 During this period

the art was simple
and natural
Art show s
mythological
characters, Jesus
Christ and his
followers with
natural human
emotions.
There were many
artists in Italy
during the 16th
century.

There were many

artists in Italy
during the 16th
century.

Artists
The Important

Artists

Michael
Angelo,
Raphael
Leonardo da
Vinci and
Titian

Leonardo da Vinci

Francis beacon

WORKS

Michael Angelo's
Adam and Final
Decision,
Leonardo da
Vinci's last supper
and Monalisa,
Raphael's Sistine
Madonna and
titans
assumption of the
virgin were the
famous paintings.

SCIENCE
DURING
RENAISSANCE
Modern science
was born during
the renaissance
period.
Science set aside
religious dogma
and came out with
new discoveries.

Learning about
humans became a
precursor to new
inventions.
People during the
middle ages accepted
everything without
any questions.
Necessity and
questioning attitude
developed, scientific
research also
developed.

 Francis Beacon
declared that
ancient scientific
decisions did not
represent any
professional
knowledge.
Descartes
encouraged
skepticism and
advocated
questioning of
everything before
accepting it.

Polands
Copernicus
disproved the
earth- centric
argument of
Ptolemy of Greece
and showed that
the sun was the
center of the solar
system.

KEPPLER
He was a
German
scientist .
He explained
planets revolve
around the sun
on an oval orbit.

GALILEO
He discovered
the telescope.
He supported the
theory of
Copernicus.
He was
summoned to
Rome and
admonished by it.

sir-isaacnewton

Newton discovered
the laws
of Gravitation
He said that all
heavenly bodies are
controlled by this
gravitational force.

EFFECTS OF
RENAISSANCE
Humanitarian
approach.
Scientific
knowledge grew
about the world.
Movement of
astronomical
bodies expanded

Geographical
explorations was
possible by using sea
routes.
Industrial revolution
came into reality.
Dogmas were
condemned.
Progressive thinking
gained momentum.
Led to changes in the
Catholic church and
paved way for
religious reformation
movement.

OUESTIONS
1. What is the meaning
of renaissance?
2. Who is known as the
father of
renaissance?
3. Explain the
development of
literature in the
period of
renaissance with an
example?

4 Reasons for
the
renaissance?
5 What are the
features of
renaissance?
6 What is the
indication of 14th
and 15th
centuries ?

QUESTIONS
8 Where was the
intellectual
renaissance
movement
started?
9 Which is the
birth place of
renaissance?
10 What is
humanism?

11 Which is the
mother land of
Europe?
12 Name the 16th
century artists?
13 Collect the
names of artists of
the renaissance
period and their
works?

QUESTIONS
14 List the
names of
scientists and
their
discoveries?

15 Make a list
of discoveries
of the Indian
scientists who
lived before the
time of
European
scientists.

ACTIVITY
Discuss with your art
teachers and collect
the life histories of
present day artists.

REAISSANCE VIDEO LINKS

https://youtu.be/8wsEFqJwBI0
https://youtu.be/Lx51QqUBmN0
https://youtu.be/OKMVGmApc9w
https://youtu.be/OPekDTTVEj8

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