Essay and Packet

For Tuesday 9/28 (Day 1) and Wednesday 9/29 (day 2) TEST DAY

Renaissance Packets need to be completed and ready to turn in

Create a list of achievements, works, styles, techniques, methods that help identify one Renaissance artist and writer.We will begin writing the essay in class.

Answer one of the following essays:

Directions: Write a well organized essay that includes an introduction, several paragraphs addressing the task below, and a conclusion.

1. Theme: Renaissance scholars and artists looked down on the art and literature of the Middle Ages. Instead, they wanted to return to the learning of the Greeks and Romans. Scholars and artists became more influenced by classical ideas. These ideas helped them to develop a new outlook on life and art.

Task: -Identify one Renaissance artist and one Renaissance writer and discuss how each impacted art or literature, and life in Europe.

-For each, discuss what methods, styles, or techniques were used and how and why those became essential elements in their work.

2. Theme: Existing sources of political power are challenged as religious practices are questioned and authority is decentralized.

Task: Discuss the relationship between religion and government.

-Discuss how religious authority was challenged

-Identify how power and authority changed as a result of the Reformation