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The The Renaissance Renaissance A Divide from the Middle Ages A Divide from the Middle Ages

The Renaissance A Divide from the Middle Ages. Renaissance - Defined ► Describes the cultural achievements of the 14 th century through the 16 th century;

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Page 1: The Renaissance A Divide from the Middle Ages. Renaissance - Defined ► Describes the cultural achievements of the 14 th century through the 16 th century;

The The RenaissanceRenaissance

A Divide from the Middle AgesA Divide from the Middle Ages

Page 2: The Renaissance A Divide from the Middle Ages. Renaissance - Defined ► Describes the cultural achievements of the 14 th century through the 16 th century;

Renaissance - DefinedRenaissance - Defined

►Describes the Describes the culturalcultural achievements of the 14achievements of the 14thth century century through the 16through the 16thth century; those century; those achievements rest on the achievements rest on the economiceconomic and and politicalpolitical development of earlier centuries.development of earlier centuries.

►Translated – “Translated – “The RebirthThe Rebirth,” but of ,” but of what?what?

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Italy Leads the WayItaly Leads the Way

►Seafaring cities (Seafaring cities (VeniceVenice and and GenoaGenoa) ) profited from the Crusades, oversea profited from the Crusades, oversea trade, ship building.trade, ship building.

►MilanMilan – Trading crossroads from East – Trading crossroads from East to West.to West.

►FlorenceFlorence – became the official bank of – became the official bank of the Pope.the Pope.

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Italian SocietyItalian Society

►CommunesCommunes or the mercantile aristocracy or the mercantile aristocracy married the Feudal Nobility and created a married the Feudal Nobility and created a new class: The Urban Nobility.new class: The Urban Nobility.

►The Urban Nobility ruled the “The Urban Nobility ruled the “popolopopolo” as ” as republics. (only by name)republics. (only by name)

►““SignoriSignori” and “” and “OligarchiesOligarchies” ruled the city-” ruled the city-states (Sforza in Milan, Medici in Florence, states (Sforza in Milan, Medici in Florence, merchant aristocrats in Venice)merchant aristocrats in Venice)

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The Sforza FamilyThe Sforza Family

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The Medici’sThe Medici’s

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*Intellectual Changes**Intellectual Changes*

► The New Golden Age, “Revival” of Roman The New Golden Age, “Revival” of Roman cultureculture

► IndividualismIndividualism: stressed personality, : stressed personality, uniqueness, genius, and full development of uniqueness, genius, and full development of one’s capabilities and talents. one’s capabilities and talents.

► HumanismHumanism: the study of the literary culture : the study of the literary culture needed by anyone who would be considered needed by anyone who would be considered educated and civilized.educated and civilized.

► SecularismSecularism: the concern with the material : the concern with the material world instead of with the eternal world of spirit.world instead of with the eternal world of spirit.

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IndividualismIndividualism

►Renaissance people believed in Renaissance people believed in individual will and genius.individual will and genius.

►Underlined the other “isms” of the Underlined the other “isms” of the time period.time period.

►Best example of Individualism: Best example of Individualism: Renaissance Artists (Di Vinci, Renaissance Artists (Di Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Donatello, Brunelleschi…) Brunelleschi…)

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HumanismHumanism

►Collected ancient manuscripts and Collected ancient manuscripts and monuments, and copied the ancient monuments, and copied the ancient Roman lifestyle.Roman lifestyle.

►Emphasis on Human BeingsEmphasis on Human Beings►Pagan Authors + Classical Authors + Pagan Authors + Classical Authors +

Christian thought = Human Christian thought = Human understanding.understanding.

► ‘‘no end to human accomplishment’no end to human accomplishment’►Ancient Latin was better than Mid-LatinAncient Latin was better than Mid-Latin

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Secular SpritSecular Sprit

►Concern with money and pleasureConcern with money and pleasure►Lorenzo Valla: ‘pleasure of the senses Lorenzo Valla: ‘pleasure of the senses

as the highest good’as the highest good’►The church did little to combat the The church did little to combat the

secular world. secular world.

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