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College Prep World History
Who ruled the Italian city-states during the Renaissance? Identify one of the
families that ruled during the Renaissance.
• Merchants Class• The Medici’s
What ambitious city constantly seeked power and was situated on a trade route between Rome and France?
Siena
Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy
Florence
What major event marked the end of that city’s role in the Renaissance?
The Black Death – Bubonic Plague
The Black Death
The Black Death (Bubonic Plague) was a disastrous disease that rampaged through Europe and Asia principally between the years of 1347-1351.
It was also the first major epidemic disease to strike Europe since the 7th Century. – It is believed to be the most influential epidemic disease in world history.
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The Bubonic Plague was spread by black rats that were infested with fleas who were the host to the deadly virus
These Black rats originally came from China -- Chinese traders traveled to a number of places and brought the disease to the places they landed – (SE Asia and the Middle East)
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These sea traders traveled all over the Middle East and most of them ended up in the Ottoman Empire.Traders from Genoa traded grain with the Ottomans and brought the rat infested grain stock back from the Black Sea landed on the shores of Sicily in October of 1347 – which started the Bubonic Epidemic.
“Oh Father, why have you abandoned me?.. Mother where have you gone?”
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The plague quickly spread throughout Italy and eventually all of Europe and later RussiaThe plague had a host of symptoms
High Fever, Aching Joints, Swelling of Lymph nodes, dark blotches or bruises underneath the skinVictims also had heavy sweats and convulsive coughs – they spat blood and had a horrible stench.
Black Death Black Death MaterialsMaterials
Black Death Mask
Black Death Burial Pit
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The Plague hit all of the major nations hard – especially the Italian PeninsulaThe Peninsula was an easy target for a few reasons
1 – By being a peninsula it had many ports – prime places for the traders to come in and accidentally bring in the rat infested cargo2 - Their large overpopulated cities like Florence, Siena and Venice became prime breeding places for the flea carrying rats3 – The overpopulated places gave fleas the opportunity to easily jump from the rats to clothes.
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It is believed that the Bubonic plague killed 60% of the people that were infected by it.
It is also believed that it killed between 25 to 50% of the population of Europe
That is between 19-38 million people in total that died at the hands of this terrible disease.
What is Humanism?
A genuine interest in the Ancient World
How were the Medici’s important to the Renaissance?
Led a resurgence to restore the glory of Rome in Florence
They helped to transform Florence into the New Athens of the Renaissance world Lorenzo de Medici
Who created the giant dome at the Santa Maria de Fiora Cathedral – Cathedral of Florence
Filippo Brunelleschi
Dome of the Santa Maria Dome of the Santa Maria de Fiore Cathedralde Fiore Cathedral
• 108 Feet tall from base to the tower
• The Lantern is almost 72 feet• The Dome is 37,000 metric
tons• Over 4 Million bricks were
used• It was started in 1420- and
finished in 1436• The lantern was finished after
Brunelleschi’s death in 1472
What concept did this person create which is still the cornerstone of engineering today?
Single Point Perspective
Filipe Brunelleschi
What crucial concept emerged from this new architect style?
The Blueprint
Blueprint sketch by Leonardo Da Vinci
What king attempted to invade Italy? Why did he want to invade Italy?
Charles VIII of France
He wanted to reclaim Naples in the name of his country
Why was it essential for Italian fortifications and cities to have new wider walls?
These new walls would support the new weaponry needed
They would also resist the incoming new Cannonballs
Identify at least 3 things that Pope Sixtus V did to clean up and change Rome.
He rounded up and had all of the criminals executed
He had the aqueducts of the city restored
He paved Roads and widened streets which helped to lead to population growth
What do people think now about the Renaissance – in terms of
the Modern World?
• Modern Culture began with the Renaissance