I. The Renaissance A. Following the devastation of the Black Plague Europe begins to lift its self out of the Dark Ages. B. Beginning in the Italian city of Florence around 1350 the Renaissance would spread to all of Europe by the year 1600.

I. Renaissance C. The Renaissance was an intellectual and artistic revival inspired by the rediscovery of the ancient text and artifacts from Greece and Rome. D. The Renaissance was an awaking of cultural and artistic developments which were dormant during the Dark Ages.

I. Renaissance E. During the Renaissance mankind stopped looking solely to the afterlife and started looking at ways to make life on earth more enjoyable. F. Man began to look at himself and the world in a whole new way. This is best reflected is in the art work of the time.

Renaissance Means REBIRTH Rebirth of art and learning Began in northern Italy

Economic Foundations Increased demand for Middle Eastern products Encouraged the use of credit and banking Letters of credit expanded supply of money and sped up trade. New accounting and bookkeeping practices used Arabic numerals

Italy Italian city-states became rich from trade: Florence Venice Genoa They were trading centers for the distribution of goods to northern Europe. Independent city-states governed as republics by wealthy merchants.

Niccolo Machiavelli Wrote The Prince guidelines for the how to get power by absolute rule. Believed the ends justified the means One should do good if possible, but do evil when necessary.

Niccolo Machiavelli One should do good if possible, but do evil when necessary. Write in your notes what you think about this in at least 4 sentences.

Art and Literature Medieval art and literature focused on the Church and salvation. Renaissance art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters, along with Christianity.

Artists Artists Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo

Leonardo da Vinci Painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper Athletic, singer, artist, scientist, inventor

Michelangelo Painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and sculpted David Sculptor, painter, architect, poet

The Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Pieta David

Humanism Celebrated the individual Stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture Humanists were supported by PATRONS who were very wealthy The Vitruvian Man

Northern Renaissance With the rise of trade, travel and literacy, the Italian Renaissance spread to northern Europe. The art and literature changed as people of different cultures adopted Renaissance ideas.

Northern Renaissance Writers Erasmus—The Praise of Folly (1511) Critical of corrupt church practices Catalyst for Protestant Reformation

Northern Renaissance Writers Sir Thomas More —Utopia (1516) Depicts world with perfect social, legal and political system Leading humanist scholar