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The Renaissance

The Renaissance. The Rebirth. Setting the Stage. The Middle Ages. The Renaissance. The revival of art and learning Lasted from 1300-1600 A celebration of life and the human spirit. The Rebirth. Valued mainly the church Spread Christianity at any cost The Crusades

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The Renaissance

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  1. The Renaissance The Rebirth

  2. Setting the Stage The Middle Ages The Renaissance The revival of art and learning Lasted from 1300-1600 A celebration of life and the human spirit The Rebirth • Valued mainly the church • Spread Christianity at any cost • The Crusades • Experienced the bubonic plague

  3. Getting Started • Started in Italy • Why? • City States • Due to overseas trade in the Crusades • Created large city-states

  4. Who benefited? • The Merchants • A large merchant class developed in each city-state • Examples: Milan and Florence • The Medici one of the most powerful banking families in Florence • Cosimo de Medici was the wealthiest European and gained control over Florence in 1434 • His grandson gained control after Cosimo died and he was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent

  5. Worldly Values • Renaissance Man • All educated people were expected to create art • Baldassare Castiglione wrote the Courtier do describe the Renaissance Man • Charming Dance • Witty Play Music • Educated Write Poetry Sing

  6. Artists • Michelangelo • Painter, sculptor, and poet • Famous for painting the Sistine chapel • Donatello • Sculptor • Carved natural postures and expressions that reveal personality • Famous for his statue of David

  7. Artists • Leonardo • Painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist • Famous for his designs that include: • The parachute Diving suit • Power Loom Submarine • Armored Tank Construction Crane • Raphael • Painter • Famous for using perspective

  8. Writers • Petrarch • One of the earliest and most influential humanist • Known as the father of the Renaissance • Wrote Poetry • Machiavelli • Humanist that sought to advise those in government • Wrote: The Prince • Political guidebook that emphasized that most people were selfish, fickle and corrupt.

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