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The Italian Renaissance. Renaissance. Means rebirth Period of renewed interest in art & learning Started in Italy 1350-1550 VIPs- Ninja Turtles & others Important city-states: Milan, Venice, Florence. Italian Wars. France was attracted to the riches of Italy, so they invaded
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Renaissance • Means rebirth • Period of renewed interest in art & learning • Started in Italy • 1350-1550 • VIPs- Ninja Turtles & others • Important city-states: • Milan, Venice, Florence
Italian Wars • France was attracted to the riches of Italy, so they invaded • Italy asked Spain for help, and they said yes • For 30 years, Spain & France fought for control • They attacked Rome; the Spanish won & remained a dominant force in Italy
Machiavelli • Wrote The Prince, which taught how to get and keep political power • First to abandon morality in analyzing politics • His opinion- • A prince’s attitude toward power must be based on the understanding that humans are self-centered • A prince acts on behalf on the state and must be willing to let his conscious sleep
Nobility • 2-3% of population • Politicians and advisors to king • Born, not made • Expected to have character, grace, & talent • To be a warrior, educated, and of the arts • Follow code of conduct & show off achievements • Aim to serve prince
Renaissance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ • Nobility • Peasants & Townspeople • Family & Marriage
Peasants & Townspeople • 80-90% of European population • Peasants became free • Townspeople were merchants and artisans • Patricians- wealthy from trade, industry, banking • Burghers- shopkeepers, artisans, guild masters • Poor workers & the unemployed (lots of poverty)
Family & Marriage • Great source of security • Arranged marriages • Popcorn heading p. 163
Humanism • Key intellectual movement of Renaissance • Based on the study of the classic works of ancient Greece & Rome • Grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, history
Vernacular Literature • Vernacular- the language spoken in their own regions • Italian Dante & his Divine Comedy • English Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
Education • Based on humanism • Liberal studies- • Moral philosophy • Rhetoric • Grammar • Poetry • Math • Astronomy • Music • PE • Goal- to create complete citizens • Females- popcorn last P, 1st column p. 166
Art • Imitated nature • Humanism- humans became the focus of attn • New techniques • Frescos • Movement & human anatomy • Sculpture • Architecture • All wanted to reflect a human-centered world in their art
Some Renaissance VIPs • Leonardo DaVinci- popcorn, p 168 • Donatello- sculptor • Raphael- painter • Michelangelo- painter, sculptor, architect