1. Journal # 1 - What are the similarities and differences between these 2 works of art? Be DETAILED

2. Introduction to the

3. Where did the Renaissance begin?

4. Milan
Venice
Genoa
Florence
Adriatic Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea

5. Major Italian Cities Milan Florence Venice Genoa
Italy failed to become united during the Middle Ages.
Many independent city-states emerged in northern and central Italy that played an important role in Italian politics and art.
Major Italian Cities
Milan
One of the richest cities, it controls trade through the Alps.
Florence
Controlled by the De Medici Family, who became great patrons of the arts.
Venice
Sitting on the Adriatic, it attracts trade from all over the world.
Genoa
Had Access to Trade Routes

6. All of these cities:
Had access to trade routes connecting Europe with Middle Eastern markets
Served as trading centers for the distribution of goods to northern Europe
Were initially independent city-states governed as republics

7. What was the Renaissance?
The Renaissance was a time of renewal.
The word Renaissance means rebirth.

8. People had lost their faith in the church and began to put more focus on human beings.
Life became more secular, or not concerned with religion or the Catholic Church

9. One of the big changes in the Renaissance was in the way people thought about things.
In the Middle Ages people grew up thinking life was nothing but hard work and war.
However, around the 1300s, the people in Florence, Italy began to think differently about life.

10. They studied the writings and works of the Greeks and the Romans and realized that earlier civilizations had lived differently.
This new way of thinking was called Humanism, or a system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on human values and their concerns.
Now people thought that life could be enjoyable and they could have comforts. They started to think that people should be educated and that things like art, music, and science could make life better for everyone.

11. How did the Crusades contribute to the Renaissance?
Increased demand for Middle Eastern products
Stimulated production of goods to trade in Middle Eastern markets
Encouraged the use of credit and banking
New accounting and bookkeeping practices (use of Arabic numerals) were introduced.

12. Things to come...

13. Renaissance Foldable
Cut out the paper on the dotted lines and glue to a blank paper
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Use Chapter 17 and your notes in your text to fill in the following underneath each flap
Where - Use the notes you just took…(cities)
What - Find the definition for renaissance
When - Look at the timeline pg
Who - List some names of famous artists/ people of the renaissance that you see in the chapter
Why - pg Summarize the “Revival of Learning”
How - pg Summarize “Italian City States” and “Florence”