european renaissance
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European Renaissance
1300-1600
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Words to know
•Renaissance•humanism
•secular•patron
•perspective•vernacular
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Renaissance• (REHN-ih-SAHNS) means rebirth.
In this case the rebirth of art and learning.
• During the Middle Ages, Europeans suffered from both war and plague. By the year 1300, they started to question the structures of medieval society.
• Educated people started to reject medieval values and look to the classical past for ideas
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Renaissance Europe
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Italy- Home of the Renaissance• The Renaissance began in
northern Italy around 1300.
• Italy had 3 advantages that fostered the Renaissance– Thriving cities– A wealthy merchant class– The classical heritage of Greece
and Rome
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Does it say ITALY anywhere on this map?
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•NO! There would be no unified country known as Italy until the late 1800’s.
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New trade routes• New trade routes lead to the growth of
large city-states in northern Italy. (a city state is a city which is governed on its own, it is not part of a larger country).
• Northern Italy was urban while the rest of Europe was still rural
• Where did these new trade routes come from?
• What is the difference between urban and rural
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The Bubonic Plague• The bubonic
plague struck cities of Europe, killing 60% of the population.
• As a result, laborers could demand higher wages and shrank opportunities for business expansion.
With limited opportunities for business expansion, wealthy merchants began to pursue interests such as art.
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Florence• was one of the
most powerful city states. It collected taxes and had its own army.
• Because it was relatively small, a large number of citizens were involved in politics
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Life in Florence• Merchants were
the wealthiest, most powerful class in Florence. They dominated politics.
• Merchants did not inherit social rank, they had to earn it in business.
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Cosimo De Medici• The most
powerful family in Florence was the De Medici family.
• The De Medicis made a fortune in trade and banking.
Cosimo was the wealthiest European of his time.
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Classical Heritage• Wealthy merchants such as the
DeMedicis aided the Renaissance by supporting the arts.
• Renaissance scholars looked down on the art and literature of The Middle Ages, they wanted to return to the works of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
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Humanism• The study of classical works led to humanism, which focused
on human potential and achievements.
• What does that mean?
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Secular life becomes the norm• Rather than
showing their faith by wearing rough clothes or eating plain foods, the church became more worldly or secular.
• Instead of salvation, they were concerned with now
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The Renaissance Man • A “Renaissance Man” was a man
who strove to achieve in every area of study.
• A young man should be charming, witty and well educated in the classics. He should dance, sing, play music and write poetry. He should be a skilled rider, wrestler and swordsman.
•ABOVE ALL HE SHOULD HAVE SELF CONTROL!!!
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The Renaissance Woman• Upper class women were expected to
know the classics and be charming. • Women were not expected to seek
fame. They were expected to inspire art, but rarely to create it.
• Women were better educated than women of the Middle Ages, but had less influence than medieval women did.