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Unit 5 – Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration
Using the maps on pgs 469 and 497, locate, label areas represented in the 1500s.
The Italian Renaissance
Renaissance –
Where did it start?
6 causes of the Renaissance
The Italian City-State
Florence – _____________________________________
Republic in northern Italy. Wealthy due to trade, wool, and banking. Family in controll The Papal States – Rome
Controlled by
, and in his absence – noble families
Rome became the center of the Renaissance after it declined in Florence and it was called the
_____________________________________________
Which group was affected more by the Renaissance and more likely to embrace its ideas?
Why?
Politics and War
With no central government or leader, Italy tried to create alliances against invading foreign powers but it didn’t
work - Invasion of Italy by ____________________________________ of ___________________
Charles VIII occupied ________________________ in the south.
Who did the northern Italian states ask for help?
For the next 30 years, France and Spain fight in Italy.
The sacking of _____________________ ends the wars and leaves Spain a dominant force in Italy
It also brings about the end of the ________________________________________________
Characteristics of the Renaissance
Secular Society – People were becoming more concerned with the _____________________________, had more of a
________________________________
Individualism - People wanted to receive personal credit for their achievements – wanted ___________________
This went against the medieval ideal of all glory going to __________________
Humanism – “new learning” – Interest in and study of _______________________________ to learn what they reveal about
__________________________________
___________________________ is considered to be the father of humanism
Renaissance Intellectuals
Renaissance Man –
Machiavelli – Wrote -_________________________________
Studied human nature and concludes that humans are “ungrateful, fickle, liars, and deceivers.”
Decides that it is better for a ruler to be ________________________________________
Rulers must do whatever is necessary to maintain power and protect the state - ______________________
_________________________________
Castiglione - Wrote ___________________________________, a book on the expected behaviors and education of nobles
Used as a guide for nobles for the next several centuries
Renaissance Art
The Renaissance made its greatest impact in the area of ________________
Two major periods –
1. ______________________________________ - Florence
2. ______________________________________ - Rome
Major artists of the Renaissance
1. Michelangelo –
2. Leonardo da Vinci –
3. Raphael –
4. Donatello –
The Northern Renaissance
Late 15th century, The Italian Renaissance spreads to other parts of Europe –
Northern Europe is more ____________________________
Christian Humanism – believed they could achieve higher understanding by studying early Christian works along
with Latin classics. Often criticized the Church
Christian Humanists
Erasmus – Best of the northern humanists – Dutch. He criticized the Church and wanted to reform it, but didn’t
want to leave it.
What did he see as the means to reform?
Sir Thomas More – Englishman. Wrote___________________________ - about an ideal society.
The Elizabethan Renaissance
Greatest achievement in the arts in northern Europe took place in _____________________________
Geoffrey Chaucer – wrote ___________________________________________. Collection of stories told by a group of 29 pilgrims
William Shakespeare – Wrote many _________________ that reveal an unsurpassed understanding of the human psyche
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, MacBeth