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7. Who was the ruling family in the Florentine state, and what was their contribution to the
Renaissance?
o In Florence, the family in power was the Medicis
 A family of bankers who ruled Florence
 Paid many artists during the Renaissance
 Without them, the Renaissance may not have happened
8. What were some of the cultural as well as technological changes in society?
o The printing press
 Invented around 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg
 Spread reading to the masses since books became much cheaper
 The Church lost its control of knowledge being spread
o The study of HUMANISM
 Petrarch known as the father of Humanism
 The study of man’s ability to improve the quality of life on Earth through
studying the classics
 During the Middle Ages, people were more concerned with heaven.
Humanists changed their life on Earth
o Education
 Nobles-classical education (Latin)
 Middle Class- apprenticeships
 Goal was to be a “Renaissance Man”
 Skilled in all areas(education, art, science, literature)
 Example: Leonardo Da Vinci
o Family & Marriage
 Patriarchal Society
 Men are in charge
 Women remain in the home
 Arraigned marriages
9. What changes occurred in literature in Renaissance Society? Name some examples.
 Vernacular Literature
o Subjects of books not just about religion
 Love, guilt, sadness
o Books being written in native languages rather than in Latin.
 German, Italian, English, French
o Dante
 The Divine Comedy – Italian
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