Chapter 12 Section 1

Chapter 12 Section 1

The RenaissancePages 398 – 403Questions 1-7

Italian Renaissance

• A period of European history that began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe.

Urban Society

• Powerful city-states became the centers of Italian political, economic, and social life.

Secular

• Worldly

Instability

• Not stable unbalanced

Decline

• To lessen. fall back, go downward, turn down

Leonardo da Vinci

• Was a painter, sculptor, Architect, inventor, and a Mathematician.

Milan, Venice, Florence

• Italian City-States that prospered from flourishing trade.

Francesco Sforza

• Became the Duke of Milan after conquering the city.

Mercenaries

• Soldiers who got paid to fight

Cosimo de’ Medici

• In 1434 he took control of Florence.

Lorenzo de’ Medici

• Grandson to Cosimo, dominated Florence when it was the cultural center of Italy

Rome

• Capital of Italy

Niccolò Machiavelli

• The Most influential writers on political power in the western world

Dowry

• Money a wife’s family would give a husband upon getting married.

2. Explain why the Italian city-states were so prosperous.

• They were properous because of flourishing trade, and the profits from the Crusades. (silk road)

3. Summarize Machiavelli’s view of human nature.

• People are self-centered by nature.• For the sake of the State, rulers should act

without moral restriction.

4. Contrast the social structure of the Middle Ages and the Renniassance.

Middle Ages RenniassanceNobility Primarily

concerned with military skill

Classical Education, arts, warrior, standard of

conductPeasants Part of manorial

systemPeasants were

legally freeTownspeople Merchants

&Artisans

Patricians, Shopkeepers,

Artisans, Guild Masters, Workers

5. The Big Idea Evaluating • Why was Leonardo da Vinci been viewed as a

model Renaissance man?• For his wide range of talents – a painter,

sculptor, inventor, architect, and a Mathematician all of the exemplifies the Renaissance man and view of human ability.

6. Making inferences• What would families of Renaissance Italy

consider to be a good marriage for their child?• A good marriage is one that will join a family

to a family of wealth, power, and status.

7. Analyzing Visuals • Examine the image on Page 401

7. Analyzing Visuals

• What feeling do you get from this painting? What details in the painting create this feeling?

• There is a feeling of grandeur because of the ornate clothing on the king and the horses. The way the view is majestic and it is very beautiful and how everyone is following him.