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Expansion of Arts, Philosophy, Literature, Technology

Expansion of Arts, Philosophy, Literature, Technology. WHII.6g. What was changing?. Enlightenment brought a new emphasis on order & balance in the arts artists borrowed heavily from classical Greece & Rome new forms of literature were established

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Expansion of Arts, Philosophy, Literature, Technology

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  1. Expansion of Arts, Philosophy, Literature, Technology WHII.6g

  2. What was changing? • Enlightenment brought a new emphasis on order & balance in the arts • artists borrowed heavily from classical Greece & Rome • new forms of literature were established • The Age of Reason witnessed inventions & innovations in technology • Stimulated trade & transportation

  3. Representative Artists, Philosophers & Writers • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Composer • Austrian; Began composing at age 5 • Johann Sebastian Bach – Composer

  4. Representative Artists, Philosophers & Writers • Eugene Delacriox – Painter • He painted enlightened ideas (liberty), natural scenes & portraits • Famous painting – Liberty Leading the People

  5. Representative Artists, Philosophers & Writers • Voltaire – Philosopher

  6. Representative Artists, Philosophers & Writers • Miguel de Cervantes – Novelist • 1st novelist • Wrote Don Quixote

  7. New Forms of Art & Literature • Paintings depicted classical subjects, public events, natural scenes & living people (portraits) • New forms of literature evolved – the novel • Ex. Cervantes’ Don Quixote

  8. Technologies • All – weather roads improved year-round transport & trade • New designs in farm tools increased productivity (agricultural revolution) • Improvements in ship design lowered the cost of transport

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