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Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance Standard(s) SSWH9 The student will analyze change and continuity in the Renaissance and Reformation. Why Florence? Who were Machiavelli, Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo? What is humanism? EQ: What factors led to Italy being the birthplace of the Renaissance? Vocabulary: Renaissance, humanism, secular, patron, Renaissance man, the Medici Agenda Warm Up: The Renaissance was a time of great creativity. Describe ways you show your own creativity. Survey/Share. Renaissance Notes Identify and place in order of importance the characteristics of the Italian city-states that helped create the Renaissance. Establish an opinion about the Medicis that is supported by facts. How did Humanism influence Renaissance ideas? Why did church leaders and wealthy merchants support the arts? The Italian Renaissance The word Renaissance means rebirth. Occurred between 1300 and 1600. Began in Italy and spread to the rest of Europe. Revival of the classical traditions of the Greeks and Romans. Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? Italy had a tremendous amount of overseas trade. Thriving cities (urban areas where ideas can be freely shared). There was a wealthy merchant class. Access to the classical heritage of Greece and Rome Characteristics of the Renaissance The Renaissance was an age of recovery from disasters of the 14th century. (Black Death) As a result of this new view of human beings, people began to place an emphasis on individual ability. Society focused on the secular or worldly rather than the spiritual. The Italian States The major Italian city-states were Milan, Venice, and Florence. Italian traders conducted business with merchants from the Islamic world to as far away as England and the Netherlands. Milan was the richest of the trading cities. All three major city-states were run by powerful merchant/ aristocrat families. Identify and place in order of importance the characteristics of the Italian city-states that helped create the Renaissance The Medici Family Banking family who ruled the city-state of Florence. Cosimo de Medici won control of the gov t by giving large loans to the ruling council. Lorenzo the Magnificent ruled following his fathers death as a dictator but kept up the appearance of an elected gov t. Humanism An intellectual movement based upon the study of the classics of Greece and Rome. Humanists studied the liberal arts -- grammar, rhetoric, poetry and philosophy. Encouraged citizens to take an active role in their government & focused on human potential and achievements. Had a profound effect on education. Renaissance writers introduced the idea that educated people were expected strive to master almost every area of study. A man who excelled in many fields was praised as a “universal man.” Later ages called such people “Renaissance men.”