Renaissance! Cultural revival (change) in Europe (begins in Italy) 1300s – 1500s French for “Rebirth” Focus on learning education, history, literature and art General Overview : http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mgSPiAiBjU (2 ½ minutes) United Streaming: http :// www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiTyTx13Clo (14 minutes)
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Welcome to the Renaissance!
Cultural revival (change) in Europe (begins in Italy) 1300s – 1500s
French for “Rebirth”Focus on learning education, history, literature and art
General Overview : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mgSPiAiBjU (2 ½ minutes)United Streaming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiTyTx13Clo (14 minutes)
1. Physical Environment: ItalyPeninsula with three major rivers
Mountains & mild climatePorts allowed the spread of people, goods, ideas
Major trade route with the Middle East & China
Money Matters!2. Economics of the Renaissance:A switch from an agricultural system to a urban mercantile system. Related to commerce or tradeCountries attempted to control as many different raw materials (resources) as possible
Export raw materials & Import finished goods Goods: Wool, Shipbuilding, Silk Manufacturing, and Livestock
Services: Banking and Trade Powerful Guilds (an organized group of people who have joined together because they share the same job or interest)
3.Government during the Renaissance:
Wealthy merchants formed oligarchies (a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution) that governed each city-state
Competition fueled the birth of the artistic development.
Medici Family:Rulers and bank lenders in
FlorenceWere successful because they
never gave money to royalty –led to the birth of capitalism
Devoted Christians and believed money lending was a mortal sin.
Needed a way to save themselves from spending eternity “downstairs.”The Medici Family: Makers of Modern
THERE IS A WAY OUT!Money lenders could find redemption
(the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil) by becoming patrons (paying customers) who sponsored/funded (gave money) to many artist and architects.
HOWEVER….must be the art or construction of churches or any aspect showing supporting for religion.
Would have themselves occasionally added into paintings for added “insurance.”
4. Social Classes:1. The Nobles:
owned much of the land, and lived on large estates outside the city walls.
2. The Merchants: “The New Rich,” married into noble
families.Built enormous gilded mansions in
the city, villas in the country, and contributed to the construction of grand cathedrals.
Social Classes (cont.)
3. Middle Class:shopkeepers and lived in the cities
4. The Peasants:farmers and lived in rural areas (the majority)
5. Religions & Values:Monotheism (one God)Roman Catholic Church People were encouraged to learn Latin and know the “word” of God.
Theology: The study of religion and faith
6. Science and Technology:
New view points and ideas were part of:SecularismHumanismIndividualism
6. Science and Technology:Secularism:Topics or ideas not related to religionLaw, Medicine, Philosophy,
Engineering, and ScienceDecisions not always based on the
Church or the BibleWritings were meant to
inform/entertain vs. spiritualityWrote in Vernacular- everyday
language
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Political writing aimed to
manipulated others Negative view of human
nature: ungrateful and selfish
Leaders should be:Strong as a lion, smart like
a foxShould remember ‘the end
justifies the means.’
Example of Secularism Writing:
Scientific Discovery of Our Universe
Copernicus:correctly placed the sun at the center of the solar system