1. AP World History Mr. Charnley The Early Modern Era, 1450 – 1750 CE

2.  Italy  14 th through 16 th centuries  Artistic and literary movement

3.  Themes  humanism  Art  Realism  Classical themes  Da Vinci  Michelangelo

4.  Look at each of the following images. You will be shown works of art in pairs, each about the same subject.  Write down who/what the painting is of.  Write down what the focus of the artwork is (what is the viewer’s gaze first attracted to?)  What are the major styles/themes of each?  How does the second image differ from the first?

21.  Literature  Promotion of classical Greco-Roman themes  Secular topics  Vernacular language  Boccaccio (Decameron, On Famous Women)  Machiavelli (The Prince)  Petrarch (Canzoniere)

22.  Politics  Emphasis on state improvement and glorification  Patronage of the arts  Permanent, professional militaries  Diplomacy  Economics  Banking  Profit-seeking

23.  15 th through 17 th centuries  France, Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire, England, Hungary, Poland  Decline of Italy ▪ Spanish and French invasions in 16 th century ▪ Renaissance artists and writers left the Italian city-states to work for other Western European rulers ▪ Exploration opened new Atlantic trade routes that bypassed Mediterranean trade routes

24.  Art and literature  Combined religious and secular subjects  Blended realism with classical styles  Classical and vernacular languages  Shakespeare (Hamlet)  Erasmus (The Praise of Folly)

25.  Politics  State rulers consolidated power  Interest in exploration and military conquest  Move away from religious and feudal influence on government

26.  Social Changes  Nuclear family = family unit centered around parents and children  People married at later ages  Greater emphasis on individual property rights  Technology  Printing press: Johannes Gutenberg (Gutenberg Bible)

27.  Legacy  Greatest effects were on social elites  Lower social class life was not improved (peasants, artisans)  State rulers were still limited by feudal system  Women’s roles in society were further reduced and restricted