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Do Now. How did trade lead to the Renaissance in Italy? Who was Marco Polo and how was he influential? What were the four major trading cities of Italy during the Renaissance?. The Italian Renaissance Chapter 19 Section 1 (cont.).
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Do Now How did trade lead to the Renaissance in Italy? Who was Marco Polo and how was he influential? What were the four major trading cities of Italy during the Renaissance?
The Italian RenaissanceChapter 19 Section 1 (cont.) • Big Idea: The growth of wealthy trading cities in Italy led to a rebirth of the arts & learning called the Renaissance.
Italian Writers & Artists • New way of thinking emerged & as well as an emphasis on the past • Rediscovered Greek & Roman works • Led to a movement called Humanism • Stressed Importance of human abilities • Niccolo Machiavelli- 1513 wrote short book called The Prince • Advised how a leader should rule • Stressed “here & now” • “Better to be feared than loved” • Dante Alighieri-1st to write in Italian (vernacular)
Italian Art & Two Masters • Art showed in a more realistic way • Developed a new technique • Perspective- showing depth on flat surface • Two “universal men” • Michelangelo- • Writer, Sculptor, Painter, Architect • Sistine Chapel, David, Pieta • Leonardo da Vinci- • Sculptor, Inventor, engineer, painter • Mona Lisa, Last Supper, Human body sketches,
Review • Who was Dante Alighieri? • Who was Niccolo Machiavelli? • Universal Man? • Leonardo da Vinci? • Michelangelo?
Homework • Pg. 558 People & Key Terms • & • Pg. 564 #1-2