1. What was the Renaissance? What was the Renaissance, and where did it begin? Italy Italian Cities Urban Societies Major Trading Centers Secular Moved away from life in the church Focuses more on material objects and enjoying life

2. The Renaissance was a time of renewal Renaissance means rebirth and Europe was recovering from the Dark ages and the plague. People had lost their faith in the church and began to put more focus on human beings.

3. 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 Church rule against usury and the banks’ practice of charging interest helped to secularize northern Italy. Letters of credit served to expand the supply of money and expedite trade. New accounting and bookkeeping practices (use of Arabic numerals) were introduced.

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

5. Political Ideas of the Renaissance Niccolò Machiavelli The Prince Machiavelli believed: “One can make this generalization about men: they are ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers, they shun danger and are greedy for profit” Machiavelli observed city-state rulers of his day and produced guidelines for the acquisition and maintenance of power by absolute rule. He felt that a ruler should be willing to do anything to maintain control without worrying about conscience.

6. Better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved Ruler should be quick and decisive in decision making Ruler keeps power by any means necessary The end justifies the means Be good when possible, and evil when necessary

7. The Renaissance produced new ideas that were reflected in the arts, philosophy, and literature. Patrons, wealthy from newly expanded trade, sponsored works which glorified city-states in northern Italy. Education became increasingly secular. Medieval art and literature focused on the Church and salvation Renaissance art and literature focused on individuals and worldly matters, along with Christianity.

8. Renaissance Artists embraced some of the ideals of Greece and Rome in their art They wanted their subjects to be realistic and focused on humanity and emotion New Techniques also emerged Frescos: Painting done on wet plaster became popular because it gave depth to the paintings Sculpture emphasized realism and the human form Architecture reached new heights of design

9. Born in 1475 in a small town near Florence, is considered to be one of the most inspired men who ever lived

10. David Michelangelo created his masterpiece David in 1504.

11. Sistine Chapel About a year after creating David, Pope Julius II summoned Michelangelo to Rome to work on his most famous project, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

12. La Pieta 1499 Marble Sculpture

13. Moses

14. 1452-1519 Painter, Sculptor, Architect, Engineer Genius!

15. Mona Lisa

16. The Last Supper

17. Notebooks

18. Raphael Painter 1483-1520

19. The School of Athens

20. Pythagoras Socrates Plato and Aristotle

21. How did classical knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans foster humanism in the Italian Renaissance? Humanism Celebrated the individual Stimulated the study of Greek and Roman literature and culture Was supported by wealthy patrons

22. Petrarch Sonnets, humanist scholarship Francesco Petrarch 1304-1374 Assembled Greek and Roman writings. Wrote Sonnets to Laura, love poems in the Vernacular

23. Northern Renaissance Growing wealth in Northern Europe supported Renaissance ideas. Northern Renaissance thinkers merged humanist ideas with Christianity. The movable type printing press and the production and sale of books (Gutenberg Bible) helped disseminate ideas. Northern Renaissance writers Erasmus—The Praise of Folly (1511) Sir Thomas More—Utopia (1516) Northern Renaissance artists portrayed religious and secular subjects.

24. Literature flourished during the Renaissance This can be greatly attributed to Johannes Gutenberg In 1455 Gutenberg printed the first book produced by using moveable type. The Bible

25. Erasmus Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus Pushed for a Vernacular form of the Bible “I disagree very much with those who are unwilling that Holy Scripture, translated into the vernacular, be read by the uneducated... As if the strength of the Christian religion consisted in the ignorance of it” The Praise of Folly Used humor to show the immoral and ignorant behavior of people, including the clergy. He felt people would be open minded and be kind to others.

26. Sir Thomas More English Humanist Wrote: Utopia A book about a perfect society Believed men and women live in harmony. No private property, no one is lazy, all people are educated and the justice system is used to end crime instead of executing criminals.

27. Bibliography Images from: Corbis.com Web Gallary of Art www.wga.hu

28. Clocks The oldest surviving mechanical clock were made in the 1300’s. Italian scientist Galileo discovered the pendulum. This made for better time keeping.

29. Water clocks and hourglasses Water clocks and hourglasses were widely using in the 1500’s.

30. The Watch (portable timepiece) The portable watch was invented by German Peter Henlein in 1505 He created his watch to be spring powered making it much smaller. This watch was a pocket watch. The wrist watch didn’t come into widespread use until the 1800’s.

32. Printing The Chinese were the first to invent printing in 868. In the mid-1400’s, Johan Gutenberg of Germany invented a printing press using moveable type. Now books could be printed with greater speed and less effort. The Gutenberg Bible is considered one of the first books ever printed.

34. Eyeglasses Eyeglasses were invented in the 1300’s. With the invention of the printing press in the 1400’s, the demand for eyeglasses increased. Far-sighted glasses (for reading) were developed first. Later on near-sightedness was able to be corrected.

36. Lenses Lenses were used for more than just eyeglasses. Galileo used lenses to make an astronomical telescope to look at the stars and planets in 1606. Isaac Newton made the first reflecting telescope in 1668.

38. The Musket The musket was the first usable rifle that soldiers could carry into battle. It was developed in Spain in the 1500’s. It could fire a metal ball that could seriously kill or hurt someone. The first muskets were very large weighing 40 pounds and being over 6 feet long. They were very hard to use.

40. The Rudder The invention of the rudder in the 1200’s greatly increased the control over steering a ship.

42. The Flush Toilet The flush toilet, or water closet as it was called dates back to 1589 when it was invented by Sir John Harington. Harington invented a valve that when pulled would release water from a water closet. Sir John recommended flushing the toilet once or twice a day, although with our modern technology, we know that is probably not sufficient. (Rumor has it that, in Robin Hood's day, King Arthur - angry with how his brother ruled the country while the King was gone, named the toilet, 'the john' - aka as 'the jon' to you folks.)

44. Adding Machine The French scientist, Blaise Pascal has been credited with inventing the very first digital calculator. In 1642, the 18- year-old Pascal, the son of a French tax collector, invented his numerical wheel calculator called the Pascaline, to help his father count taxes.

46. Thermometer The Thermometer was invented by Galileo in 1593 which, for the first time, allowed temperature variations to be measured. In 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, the modern thermometer. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in some way when they are heated or cooled.

48. Submarine The submarine was invented in 1624 by a man named Cornelius van Drebbel. Leonardo da Vinci drew out the basic concept of a submarine over one hundred years before. Drebbel, a Dutch inventor and engineer employed by the British navy constructed a leather- covered rowboat from which oars protruded through watertight seals. Drubbel's ship could stay underwater for a few hours, but it only went about fifteen feet under the surface.

50. The Match Fire - our worst enemy, our best friend - was difficult to create until Robert Boyle invented the match in 1680. Although fire could be made by rubbing sticks together or by striking flint to steel, this was a time consuming process. Boyle discovered that when phosphorus and sulfur were rubbed together, they would burst into flame. Although convenient, Boyle's matches were not very safe, because sometimes they accidentally went up in flames while in a pocket. (Warm surprise!) With some improvements and a little fine tuning, this invention led to your modern safety match many years later.