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The Renaissance
1350-1600
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What is "The Renaissance"
A period of "rebirth" in Europe
Reawakening of interest in art, literature,
science, and classical civilizations
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Where did the Renaissance begin?
Northern Italy
City States
Cities that were independently governed states
Controlled and governed by wealthy families
(Traders or merchants who had $$$)
Later, Renaissance spread to northern
Europe (1450s and beyond)
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Why did the Renaissance begin?
Feudalism, War, Black Death
Trade (goods and ideas)
Wealth ---> Leisure Time
Humanism
Focus on the nature, ideals, and achievements
of human beings (not just God and Church)
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Who helped this movement grow?
Patrons (those who support arts and scholarship
with money)
Lorenzo de Medici
Artists
Leonardo da Vinci
Albrecht Dürer
Jan van Eyck
Scholars
Niccolò Machiavelli