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- The Renaissance (1300-1600)
- Started in Italy then spread through the rest of Europe
- Renissance means "rebirth"
- From what?
- Revival of science, art and writing
- Rebirth of culture
- From what?
- Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
- People in the later Middle started questioning the norms of the day:
- Why didn't or leaders or the Church stop wars form happening or the plague from killing so many people?
- Why did the Church tell people to endure suffering on Earth and await the rewards of heaven?
- Writers and artists also started expressing new ideas and styles that pushed back against the status quo
- People in the later Middle started questioning the norms of the day:
- Italy's Advantages
- Why did it start in Italy?
- Italy had thriving cities
- Florence
- Milan
- Rome
- Italy had a wealthy merchant class
- Had the idea that power should come from hard work; not inheritance
- Medici family became the most powerful bank in Italy and Europe
- Italy had the heritage of ancient Greece and Rome
- Italy had thriving cities
- Why did it start in Italy?
- Renaissance Man
- Characteristics:
- Charming, witty, and well educated in the classics
- Talent in the arts
- Dancing, Singing, playing music, writing poetry
- Atheletic
- Skilled horseback rider, wrestler, and swordsman
- Characteristics:
- Renaissance Woman
- Charming
- Upper-Class
- Knows the classics
- Not seeking fame
- Inspiration for art but not artists
- Stayed out of politics
W- Projects
TH- Projects
F- Projects
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