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Today in Mr Schick's Western Civilization class we continued going over the power point that he had prepared for us. The power point he prepared for us is called "Luther and the Reformation." The power point picked up on Martin Luther's reformation and the 95 Theses. We reviewed the whole power point and got caught up. Martin Luther was born in Germany in 1483 and went to law school upon his father's wish. He was a very smart and logical man and had a 2 degrees and a PHD by the age of 30. He was excommunicated from the church after he went on trial and would not retract his statements about the church. He became an outlaw and a heretic and it had become illegal to house or food him and anyone may kill him without consequence.

Today in Mr Schick's Western Civilization class we went over the power point that he had prepared for us. The power point he prepared for us is called "Luther and the Reformation." The power point went over how the Renaissance affected the world socially, politically, and economically. The power point talked about the Church and everything wrong with it at the time. It mentioned the corrupt leadership, the uneducated monks and priests, the broken vows, and the selling of indulgences. The selling of indulgences were basically pardons for your loved ones in purgatory to send them to Heaven.

1. Utopia - Greek for "no place" and stands fro the ideal place William Shakespeare - regarded him as the greatest playwright of all time by many Johann Gutenberg - a craftsman from Mainz, Germany, who advanced the printing press 3. he studied in italy then started working on woodcuts and engravings which were focused on religion and realism which then influenced more German artists 4. it spread the idea of humanism and put an emphasis on realism and secular views which even influenced christians 5. it allowed for books to be produced much quicker than writing them out and allowed for the mass spread of ideas and thoughts

Today in Mr. Schick's Western Civilization class, we finished the power point on the Renaissance that he had prepared for us. We talked about the arts and went over which information was important and which were test questions. The first test question is that renaissance means rebirth. The Renaissance was a rebirth of art and literature and culture. The next was that Milan and Florence had wealthy merchants and bankers. The third was that the Medici were a powerful banking family and that they paid writers, artists, and musicians to create their beautiful works of arts. The super-patron Isabella d'Este was a patron to: da Vinci, Bellini, Corraggio, Raphael, and Michelangelo. There were many more test questions but we also learned about the printing press and the Sistine Chapel that Michelangelo had painted in the Vatican.

Today in Mr. Schick's Western Civilization class, we looked at the power point on the Renaissance that Mr. Schick had prepared for us. We learned from the power point that the word renaissance means rebirth and that the cities of Italy were the center of action. Milan and Florence had wealthy merchants and bankers which led to artists in those cities to be inspired by the splendor of classical Greece and Rome. The Medici family was a very powerful banking family that were great patrons of the arts. The super-patron Isabella d'Este sponsored many of the greatest artists ever such as: da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Bellini, Correggio and many, many others.

1. renaissance  - means rebirth but in this context it is the revival of art and learning humanism  - an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements secular -  worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now. patron -  financial supporters of artists perspective -  the three dimensions of a surface vernacular -  the native language of Dante, Italian. 3.   the man:  very brave, stern, always among the first, where the enemy is seen, gentle, modest, reserved, avoiding ostentation, create art the woman:  patrons of artists, love art, didnt create art, should know the classics and be charming, did not seek fame, inspire art, little influence on politics 4.  italy had thriving cities, trade opportunity, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of Greece and Rome 5.  they were patrons of the arts because it demonstrated their own importance and they spen...