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What was the Renaissance?Milan Traded ArmsFlorence traded ClothVenice and Genoa
Traded with the Ottoman Empire
Sent textiles that were dyed.Venetians
expert ship buildersSialorsMerchantsAlso traded with Ottoman
EmpireMore trade meant more wealth
http://mrgrayhistory.wikispaces.com/UNIT+10+-+THE+RENAISSANCE
Petrarch 1304
• Italian Poet
• Humanist Called the Father of Humanism
• Model of Lyrical Poetry
• Actually coined the phrase “Dark Ages” as the time after Rome fell
• Wrote Sonnets!
Petrarchan Sonnet
Iambic Pentameter
• Da Dum
• Da dum da dum da dum da dum da dum
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Sonnet
Humanism
Renaissance humanism
• Spirit of learning
• Revival of Classical letters.
• New love of knowledge
• Renewal in the belief that human beings could decide on truth or falsehood using logic and reason.
College Humanities
• History
• Literature
• Public Speaking
• Art
• Psychology
• We see are rise in writers, artists, and more!
Durante Degli Alighieri
Dante• Italian Poet
• Wrote in Italian NOT Latin!
• Known as the Father of the Italian Language and Supreme Poet
• Wrote the Divine Comedy• Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso• Led by the Poet Virgil and then by Beatrice
Manuel Chrysoloras
Born in ConstantinopleStudied Ancient Greek
Began collecting and translating old manuscripts
Became a Professor in Florence in 1397No one had studied Greek in Italy for
700 yearsPeople liked how he translated old books, legends, and knowledge.They began also learning greek.This is part of the Rebirth of the
RenaissancePeople became fascinated by history!They went on quests to find unknown
books.
Medici Bank 1397• Largest and most respected bank in Europe
during the Renaissance
• The family became the wealthiest in Europe at the time.
• The had political power.
• They had Papal power.
• They married Kings and Queens!
• They were good at banking.
• They created the double entry system of debits and credits, deposits and withdrawals.
• Giovanni di Bicci entered banking on his own.
• His son Cosimo the Elder became head of state in Florence.
Pepper and AllumPepper came from the Arab world and
was controlled by VeniceAllum Came from Anatolia and was
controlled by Venice
http://peppertrail.com/inner.php?menu_id=3&sm1_id=30&index_id=1