1. The Renaissance
Module 8

2. A Time of Change Renaissance means “rebirth”
Revival of art and learning
Desire to bring back culture of classical Greece and Rome
Leads to changes in society, politics, economics, and learning

3. Social Changes Smaller population Better educated; schools
Development of universities
Newer class of people
Economic changes

4. New Sources of Knowledge
Byzantines preserved Greek language and learning
Islamic Empire preserved texts in libraries

5. Technology & Politics Papermaking led to creation of books
First made in China
led to creation of books
European Politics
Famine, disease and warfare
Monarchial kingdoms

6. Rise of the Italian City-States
Italy Development
Separate from rest of Europe
Economic Factors
Location
Success of trade networks
Banking industry
Merchant Class
Plague consequences

7. Rise of the Italian City-States (cont.)
Political Factors
Unlike rest of Europe
Fragmented
Strong nobility class

8. Venice Wealth due to trade during Crusades
Controlled Crete and other Greek islands

9. Milan Slower in trade Major manufacturing city Cloth Arms Metallugy
Leather
Trade boost

10. Naples
Trade with Arab world
Earthquakes; Plague

11. Florence
Medici family

12. Rome
Catholic control
Papal States

13. Renaissance Man Expectation of Men Expectation of Women Create art
Master of every subject
Charming and witty
Musical
Poet
Athlete
Inspire art, don’t create it
Educated
No political influence

14. The Italian Renaissance
Artistic Style
Perspective: gives the illusion of three dimensional objects

15. Michelangelo

16. Michelangelo

17. Leonardo da VInci

18. Leonardo da Vinci

19. Raphael

20. Raphael

21. Anguissola and Gentileschi

22. Architecture Clear and easy to comprehend spaces Filippo Brunelleschi
Huge domes
Andrea Palladio
Book detailing Roman style architecture

23. Writers Humanism Petrarch Boccaccio Father of Renaissance humanism
Italian and Latin
Boccaccio
Decameron

24. Machiavelli The Prince Imperfect conduct of human beings
Offered advice to princes
Not concerned with what was right, but what was politically effective

25. Groups 1: Aron, Julianna, Janeslie 2. Charles, Morgan, Destiny
3. James, Liz, Haley
4. Kevin, Shea, Ariel