Title: Chapter 17 Sections 1
1The Renaissance 1300-1500
2Todays Goal ? Essential Question(s)
- What were the characteristics that led to the
emergence of the Renaissance?
3End of Middle Ages
- Europe suffered from war plague
- People began to question institutions religion
- Breakdown of feudalism
- Writers artists began to express new spirit
experiment w/new styles
4Beginnings of the Renaissance
- Renaissance rebirth or revival of art learning
51. Thriving city-states
- Plague brought economic changes merchants began
to pursue other interests
6Italian City-States The Five Powers
- Naples, Papal States, Milan, Florence, Venice
- No central govt
- Competing city-states
7Florence
Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
- Center of Renaissance culture
- One of wealthiest cities
- Republic, but basically ruled by the Medici family
Palazzo Vecchio
82. Merchants the Medici
- Wealthy middle class emerged which dominated
politics stressed individual achievement - Powerful banking family, the Medici
9- Cosimo de Medici won control of Florences
govt
- Lorenzo de Medici (the Magnificent) came to
power in 1469
103. Classical heritage of Greece Rome
- Drew inspiration from ruins of Rome
- Studied ancient Latin Greek literature
11Study of classics led to Humanism
- Humanism focuses on human potential
achievements - Studied classics such as history, literature,
philosophy today known as the humanities
12Classical Worldly Values
- Humanists suggested one could enjoy life without
offending God - Society was secular (worldly, not based on
religious themes)
13Patrons of the Arts
- Patrons financially supported artists
- Wealthy used arts to demonstrate own importance
- Church leaders spent money on art
14Renaissance Man
- Known as universal man
- Excels in many fields the classics, art,
politics, combat - Baldassare Castigliones The Courtier (1528)
Castiglione
15Renaissance Woman
- Upper-class women should know classics be
charming - Inspire but not create art
- Little role in politics
Isabella dEste
16Answer/Summary of Essential Question
- What were the characteristics that led to the
emergence of a Renaissance?
17Todays Goal ? You will be able to
- Explain how the Renaissance served as the
catapult that led to Europes progress (and its
eventual surpassing of the East). - Through its literature!
18Renaissance writers change literature
- Wrote either for self-expression or to portray
individuality of subjects - Francesco Petrarch father of Renaissance
humanism - Sonnets to Laura
True, we love life, not because we are used to
living, but because we are used to loving. There
is always some madness in love, but there is also
always some reason in madness.
19Renaissance writers change literature
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Composed the Decameron, a series of stories that
discuss realistic, tragic, and comic views of life
Do as we say, and not as we do.
People tend to believe the bad rather than the
good
20Christian Humanism
- Criticized Churchs failure to inspire people to
live Christian lives - Focused on reform of society
- Promoted education (Of women too!)
21Christian Humanists Desiderius Erasmus
- The Praise of Folly
- Poked fun at merchants, lovers, scholars,
priests - Christianity was not about rules and ceremony
- Believed in study of the Bible
22Womens Reforms Christine de Pizan
23Christian Humanists Sir Thomas More
- Utopia ? no place (Greek), ideal place
(English) - Imaginary world with no greed, corruption or war
24The Elizabethan Age (Queen Elizabeth I)
- William Shakespeare
- - Great playwright in London
- - Wrote poems plays to be performed at Globe
Theater - - Inspired by the classics
- - Works examined the soul as well as human
nature flaws
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26Gutenbergs Printing Press
- Chinese block printing slow meticulous
- 1440 - Johann Gutenberg of Germany invented
printing press - Produced books quickly cheaply many people
could afford copies - Greatly spread Renaissance ideas
27Legacy of the Renaissance
- Changes in the arts
- Techniques of classical Greece Rome
- Realistic portrayal of people nature
- Both secular religious
- Vernacular language
- Praised individual achievement
28- Changes in Society
- Info became cheap available
- Increased desire for learning literacy
- Published new discoveries legal proceedings
- Humanists reformed society
- People began to question political structures
religious practices