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The
Renaissance
The Bridge Between the Middle Ages
and the Modern Era
The Renaissance
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Renaissance means= REBIRTH
The REBIRTH of Europe
Marked by a time period of great
creativity and learning.
Begins in Italy because:
1. Great interest in Ancient Rome
2. Italian city-states were wealthy
and had the money to spend from
trading.
Humanism
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In the early 1300’s, Italians began to
study Greek and Roman writers.
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Leads people to study: Art
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Artists created great works of art.
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Patrons- gave artists money to work.
Individuals Take Charge
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People started believing in the
ability of humans to do great things.
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As a result, individuals develop
confidence, and people start to work
to create better cities and countries.
Renaissance Ideas in Action
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Johann Gutenberg -creates the Printing
Press, which increases the production of
books.
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As a result, ideas of the Renaissance are
spread throughout Europe.
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Books are written in vernacular, an
everyday language that all people could
understand.
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Changes in Renaissance Society
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Farmers leave manors and move to cities.
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Increases the importance of the nuclear
family: MOTHER, FATHER, CHILDREN.
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A middle class of merchants and craft
workers forms.
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Women are taught to read and write.
Examples of
People Who
Impacted the
Renaissance
Florence, Italy
was the center of
the Renaissance
Leonardo Da Vinci
A True Renaissance Man
Da Vinci was an Italian artist,
painter, musician, scientist,
mathematician, engineer, inventor
and writer!
The Mona Lisa
Vesalius
• Vesalius was an
anatomist, physician
and author of one of
the most influential
books on human
anatomy.
• He studied the
internal body, by
cutting open dead
people.
Christopher Columbus
• Christopher
Columbus was a
navigator, colonizer
and explorer.
• Columbus molded the
future of European
colonization and
encouraged European
exploration of
foreign lands for
centuries to come.