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Renaissance

Discover how towns transformed during the Renaissance, becoming hubs of trade, commerce, and cultural revival. Explore the influence of Italian City-States, wealthy patrons, and humanist scholars in shaping urban society. Learn about the rise of guilds, the power shift from lords to merchants, and the impact of influential figures like Machiavelli, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci.

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Renaissance

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  1. Renaissance Chapter 17 SSWH9a,b,c,g

  2. Trade & Commerce Change Town Life • Towns were ctrs for trade & shipping • Luxury goods (silk, spices, porcelain) could be purchased • Guilds (unions) contribute $ to build churches

  3. Towns small-society based on agriculture/most ppl live in country Lords/Nobles had most of power Owned land Provided protection to towns via knights Status determined by birth Society Power Status Town Life During the Middle Ages

  4. Society Power Status Towns grew - based on commerce Ppl move to cities Merchants had most of power Limited power of lords Influenced politics Gained ctrl by organizing banks Status determined by wealth & ability Town Life During the Renaissance

  5. The Growth of Italian City-StatesHow did Florence become the most influential city-state? • Purchased luxury goods from east & resold at huge profit • Strong ties w/ Muslim merchants • Sold insurance to sea traders to protect investments • Created banks that gave loans & exchanged currencies

  6. What was the Renaissance & why did it begin in Italy? • Renaissance = French for “rebirth” refers to revival of arts/learning • Renaissance flourished in Italy WHY?? • Wealthy class invested in the arts

  7. Why People Became Interested in Ancient Culture • Crusades made Europeans eager to learn about world • Scholars thought ancient Greek & Roman writings would solve problems

  8. Niccolo Machiavelli – “The Prince” Leaders should do whatever is needed to achieve goals A Fascination with Classical Cultures

  9. A Fascination with Classical Cultures • Michelangelo – painter, sculptor, architect • Sistine Chapel, La Pieta • Leonardo Da Vinci – painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer • “Renaissance Man” • Mona Lisa, Last Supper

  10. Michelangelo--Sistine Chapel

  11. Michelangelo & La Pieta

  12. Leonardo da VinciThe Last Supper

  13. Leonardo da VinciMona Lisa

  14. A Belief in Human Potential • Humanism-each person should develop talents thru politics, sports & arts • Emphasized individual worth & achievement • Study classics = create better world

  15. A New Type of Scholar Called a Humanist • 1456 Johannes Gutenburg invents movable type • Books become avx • Writers • Dante: wrote in vernacular • Petrarch: “Father of Humanism” • Erasmus: All ppl should study Bible

  16. Gutenburg & Printing Press

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