Sunday, December 7, 2008

12/7/08 ROAR

A History of Costume
By: Rachel H. Kemper

5comments:
  • At the wake of the Crusades paved the way for the emergence ofthe Renaissance.
  • Cultural orientation, Renaissance man looked back to classical antiquity and attempted to create a way of life based on the glories of ancient Greece and the grandeur of ancient Rome.
  • Renaissance society was essentially urban, its roots deep in town life.
  • This sparked the invention of different types of style and clothing.
  • It sparked the interest in new countries.

4questions:

  • What infleuenced people to embrace the Renaissance?
  • Why did it take so long for this to happen?
  • Why was this so popular in Europe?
  • Did these new styles change the way people viewed eachother

3vocabulary:

  • grandeur: magnificence: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his ...
    nobility: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
  • secularism: The view or belief that society's values and standards should not be influenced or controlled by religion or the Church; Derivative
  • dynamism:any of the various theories or doctrines or philosophical systems that attempt to explain the phenomena of the universe in terms of some immanent ...

1overview statement:

  • The Renaissance infleuenced a lot of changes during the Middle Ages, this encouraged the invention of new clothing and styles.