1. The Italian Renaissance Jonelle Formato History WebQuest April 4, 2005 Jonelle Formato History WebQuest April 4, 2005

2. The End of the Middle Ages There was a feudal system in which the peasants worked for the nobles to get protection and land. The nobles living in the country gave protection to the king in which they received land for it. When the threat of invasion from barbarians had lessened, people left the country for towns and cities so they could engage in more profitable pursuits. There was a feudal system in which the peasants worked for the nobles to get protection and land. The nobles living in the country gave protection to the king in which they received land for it. When the threat of invasion from barbarians had lessened, people left the country for towns and cities so they could engage in more profitable pursuits.

3. The Black Death 1350-1450 The Bubonic Plague took out nearly half of the population. It was passed on through close contact with others. It spread rapidly through the cities. To escape it you had to leave the cities. Only the wealthy had the means to do that. This led to an economic depression since those who survived and were around couldn’t afford anything. The Bubonic Plague took out nearly half of the population. It was passed on through close contact with others. It spread rapidly through the cities. To escape it you had to leave the cities. Only the wealthy had the means to do that. This led to an economic depression since those who survived and were around couldn’t afford anything.

4. The Transition Period Once the plague started to decrease the population started to increase again. The merchants, bankers and tradespeople once again had a market for their goods and services. The Renaissance was about to take place. Once the plague started to decrease the population started to increase again. The merchants, bankers and tradespeople once again had a market for their goods and services. The Renaissance was about to take place.

5. The Beginning of the Renaissance Renaissance meant the “rebirth.” Europe emerged from the economic problems of the Middle Ages and came to see a financial growth during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was an age in which artistic, social, scientific, and political thought turned in new directions. The birth place of the Renaissance was considered to be Florence, Italy. Renaissance meant the “rebirth.” Europe emerged from the economic problems of the Middle Ages and came to see a financial growth during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was an age in which artistic, social, scientific, and political thought turned in new directions. The birth place of the Renaissance was considered to be Florence, Italy.

6. Italy Florence

7. Florence, Italy Florence was an independent city-state. It was governed by 12 guilds (masons, sculptors, bankers, textile workers and lawyers). One source of wealth was the manufacturing of cloth/wool. The bankers were well known and the florin, Florence gold coin, was extremely reliable that it was used as the standard throughout Europe. Florence was an independent city-state. It was governed by 12 guilds (masons, sculptors, bankers, textile workers and lawyers). One source of wealth was the manufacturing of cloth/wool. The bankers were well known and the florin, Florence gold coin, was extremely reliable that it was used as the standard throughout Europe.

8. Medici Family Cosimo the Elder (top), the Patriarch of the family started the Renaissance by reintroducing Plato and humanists thinking. Lorenzo the Magnificent (bottom),was known to many as the Father of the Renaissance. He sponsored writers, artists, sculptors, painters and philosophers. Cosimo the Elder (top), the Patriarch of the family started the Renaissance by reintroducing Plato and humanists thinking. Lorenzo the Magnificent (bottom),was known to many as the Father of the Renaissance. He sponsored writers, artists, sculptors, painters and philosophers.

9. Influential People of the Renaissance Michelangelo Buonarroti Leonardo Da Vinci Sandro Botticelli (La Primavera) Filippo Brunelleschi (Florence’s Duomo) Dante Aligheri (The Divine Comedy) Giotto di Bondone (Giotto’s Tower-part of the Duomo) Michelangelo Buonarroti Leonardo Da Vinci Sandro Botticelli (La Primavera) Filippo Brunelleschi (Florence’s Duomo) Dante Aligheri (The Divine Comedy) Giotto di Bondone (Giotto’s Tower-part of the Duomo) Francesco Petrarca (Humanist) Galileo Galilei Girolamo Savonarola (Political Monk) Pico della Mirandola Niccolo` Machiavelli (Il Principe) Giovanni Bocaccio Francesco Petrarca (Humanist) Galileo Galilei Girolamo Savonarola (Political Monk) Pico della Mirandola Niccolo` Machiavelli (Il Principe) Giovanni Bocaccio

10. Michelangelo, Savonarola, Galileo and Dante

11. What the Renaissance Brought to Us Sistine Chapel Study of the Human Proportion The Telescope Frescoes Renaissance architecture-domes, columns and symmetrical decorations Chiaroscuro (light and dark) Opera Sistine Chapel Study of the Human Proportion The Telescope Frescoes Renaissance architecture-domes, columns and symmetrical decorations Chiaroscuro (light and dark) Opera

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