rebirth Slide 2 Injustice Fear Oppression Death Religion Hard
Labor Slide 3 Due to the Black Death, the need for workers was
suddenly on a higher demand than it had ever been before. For the
first time in centuries, peasants weren't available in large
numbers and nobles had difficulty securing the workforce necessary
to sow their fields and harvest their crops. Therefore, peasants
found themselves in demand, a shift which shook European society to
its core. Slide 4 Also, the life of farming that dominated life
during the High Middle Ages slowly failed, industry (business,
manufacturing) rose, yet another benefit left in the wake of the
Black Death. Once the major impact of the disease was no longer
felt, the towns of Europe repopulated faster than smaller
communities in the countryside. This new, urbanized Europe paved
the way for a society and economy based on different principles, a
modern life, an era when cities, industry and trade have come to
grow over farming and living in the country. Slide 5 And one other
positive result of the bubonic plague was the development of
medicine as a science in Western Europe. Doctors from Eastern
Europe had for centuries been suggesting sensible measures like
bathing and the value of studying the human body. Western European
doctors before 1347 believed that the human body was not to be seen
or studied. But when the Plague wiped out nearly all the doctors as
well as the church officials, it made people realize that it was
important to look into science. Slide 6 Renaissance was a time of
rebirth of ideas, thoughts, and learning. The people rediscovered
the literature, art, and learning of Ancient Greece and Rome. The
people who survived the Black Death saw that they had a second
chance at life and wanted to enjoy their life. There was a focus on
humanism, individualism, and secularism Slide 7 Different ways that
writers use to communicate their ideas. Slide 8 TopicMiddle Ages
Government There was one king who owned and controlled the people
and land. Religion They were Christians and believed in one god.
Religion was the most important thing in their life because they
wanted to go to heaven. Daily Life Most peoples life was made up of
hard labor and farming and praying. Social Structure King, Nobles,
Vassals, Serfs Education Only the rich boys went to school. Trading
There was very little trading because travel was so dangerous
pirates and barbarians. Slide 9 You will be assigned a topic. Read
about topic in the Renaissance. Contrast the Middle Ages and
Renaissance in regards to the topic. You can only use
illustrations, no words!! Slide 10 Slide 11 Definition: The author
lists/explains the similarities and differences between two
ideas/things/people, etc. Slide 12 You are going to analyze the
details of the (5) other topics that you peers contrasted. You will
have (3) minutes to analyze the details of the illustrations to
identify (1) difference between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
in regards to that topic. You will repeat this (5) times. Slide 13
The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were two very different time
periods. People did not have many rights in the Middle Ages where
as in the Renaissance people had much more choice in how they lived
their lives. Education was much more of a focus in the Renaissance
while labor was the focus in the Middle Ages. The people in the
Middle Ages focused on enjoying their life in heaven unlike the
people of the Renaissance who wanted to enjoy their present life.
Even though there were many differences between the two time
periods, there were also some similarities. Both took place in
Europe. Similar to the Middle Ages, religion was important in the
Renaissance too. The Renaissance also had social classes like the
Middle Ages. Slide 14 When authors use the text structure of
compare and contrast, they often use special clue words to show
this text structure. Can you find the clue words in the paragraph?
Slide 15 The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were two very
different time periods. People did not have many rights in the
Middle Ages where as in the Renaissance people had much more choice
in how they lived their lives. Education was much more of a focus
in the Renaissance while labor was the focus in the Middle Ages.
The people in the Middle Ages focused on enjoying their life in
heaven unlike the people of the Renaissance who wanted to enjoy
their present life. Even though there were many differences between
the two time periods, there were also some similarities. Both took
place in Europe. Similar to the Middle Ages, religion was important
in the Renaissance too. The Renaissance also had social classes
like the Middle Ages. Slide 16 Slide 17 As well as Also Too Like
Much as Similarly Similar to Both However Different than But On the
other hand While Although Yet Though Unlike Slide 18 A cultural
movement focused on having a better life on Earth instead of
focusing on the preparation for eternity (heaven) Middle Ages Life
was focused on religion and faith rather than self worth. Slide 19
The idea that religion does not need to be the center of human
life. People began to view life as an opportunity for enjoyment and
pleasure. In the Middle Ages, the people viewed life as little more
than a painful journey toward heaven. Slide 20 The belief that the
individual was more important than the larger community. The belief
that the purpose of learning was for self-improvement, not the
preparation for religious life. In the Middle Ages, the individuals
needs were less important than the needs of the larger group. The
people worked to glorify God rather than themselves. Slide 21 There
were many differences between these two time periods. In the Middle
Ages, the king had complete control, while in the Renaissance, each
city had their own government. (list 4 differences using the clue
words) Even though there were many differences between these two
times periods, there were some similarities. (list 2 similarities
using the clue words)
