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Chapter 12Section 1
The Renaissance
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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
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.
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.
Why Italy? Italy had 3 advantages that made it the birthplace of the Renaissance.
1. thriving cities2. a wealthy merchant class
3. the classical heritage of Greece and Rome.
City-States Overseas trade led to the growth of many large city-states in Northern Italy, making this part of the country predominately urban.
The bubonic plague caused labor shortages which pushed up wages. With few opportunities to expand business, merchants began to pursue art.
Merchants A wealthy merchant class developed in each Italian city-state.
In Florence, a powerful banking family called the Medici came to power.
Major Italian CitiesItaly 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
Genoa
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
Major Italian Cities
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
Genoa
Had Access to Trade Routes
What advantage did Venice gain by its
location?
Cosimo de Medici
Dictator of Florence, 1434-1464.
Lorenzo de Medici
Followed his grandfather as ruler of Florence.
Heritage of Greece & Rome
1. Artists drew inspiration from the ruins of ancient Rome.
2. Scholars studied ancient Latin manuscripts.
3. Greek manuscripts were also in Rome after being relocated from Constantinople.
Renaissance Values (cont’d)
Secularism: a focus on the worldly rather than the spiritual and concerned with the here and now.
Led to an emphasis on worldly pleasure, such as material luxuries, music and food.
Renaissance Values (cont’d)
The Renaissance Man: All educated people were
expected to master almost every area of study, such as dancing, music, art, poetry, horseback riding, wrestling, the classics, etc.
Renaissance Values (cont’d)
The Renaissance Woman:
Well-educated but non-political.
Expected to inspire rather than create art.
Political Ideas of the Renaissance
Niccolò Machiavelli
The PrinceMachiavelli 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.
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
What was Machiavelli Central Idea in the
Prince?
Nobility Dominated Italian Society Only 2 to 3 percent of the population Held political post as well as advisers to
the King Needed to be Warriors but also needed to
be educated Had to have specific standards of behavior
Renaissance Society
Peasants and Townspeople 85 to 90 percent of the total population Serfdom continued to decrease More peasants would become legally free Few rose to be merchants, shopkeepers,
artisans, and guild masters However poverty would still increase
throughout Europe
Renaissance Society
Family and Marriage Strong family bonds Marriages were arranged when children wer
two or three years old This usually was to strengthen family ties or
for business relations Marriages included “Dowry's”, a sum of money
the wife's family gave the husband upon marriage.
The father or husband was the center of the family
The mother or wife was to supervise the house
Renaissance Society
Middle Ages Renaissance
Nobility
Peasants
Townspeople
Using the chart below, contrast the social structure of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance