3/1/2012 1 Renaissance 1300-1600 Renaissance – Rebirth of classical ideas. The Renaissance was a time of creativity and change in many areas – political, social, economic and cultural. Emphasis placed on the achievements of individual human beings. Warm Up Use the map on page 415 to complete the following. 1. Describe how Italy was divided at the time. 2. Geographically speaking, describe what is different about the Italian cities compared to the rest of Europe. 3. Explain how this difference may have affected Italian culture. Guiding Questions 1. What were the causes and effects of the Renaissance? 2. What was the relationship between Christianity, individualism, and the growing secularism?
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Renaissance and ReformationCAUSES EFFECTS Renaissance •Printing press more people read and interpret writings for themselves (Bible) •Scholars revive the study of Greco-Roman culture
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Renaissance1300-1600
Renaissance – Rebirth of classical ideas.
The Renaissance was a time of creativity
and change in many areas – political, social,
economic and cultural. Emphasis placed on
the achievements of individual human
beings.
Warm Up
Use the map on page 415 to complete the following.
1. Describe how Italy was divided at the time.
2. Geographically speaking, describe what is different about the Italian cities compared to the rest of Europe.
3. Explain how this difference may have affected Italian culture.
Guiding Questions
1. What were the causes and effects of the Renaissance?
2. What was the relationship between Christianity, individualism, and the growing secularism?
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The Renaissance Began in Italy
• Renewed interest in Roman literature and life.
• Ruins of Roman empire dotted the Italian countryside.
• Crusades and trade with the Middle East Brought Italians into contact with Byzantine civilization.
The Renaissance Began in Italy
• Increased trade brought wealth that brought the leisure time to pursue other interests.
• Byzantine scholars had preserved learning from classical Greece and Rome.
• The Pope made Rome the capitol of the Catholic Church in the West.
Humanism
• Define “humanism”
• Humanism – intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on worldly subjects rather than on religious issues.
• Humanists were usually Christians who believed that the individual in the here and now had an important role to play.