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The Italian RenaissanceChapter 5 section 1

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Italian City States

• Renaissance A rebirth or revival.
• The humanistic revival of classical art,
  architecture, literature, and learning that
  started in Italy in the 14th century and later
  spread throughout Europe.
• from about 1350 until 1600.
• Europeans began to rediscover ancient Greek
  and Roman texts, philosophy and knowledge
• Background During the Ren. Italy was not
  unified, it was made up of independent city
  states which included Milan, Venice, Rome,
  Florence, Pisa, Genoa and Mantua and the Kingdom
  of the 2 Sicilies.
• Three leading city states were Florence, Rome and
  Venice.

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• New social order sprang up, wealth and ability
  determined social class more than noble titles
  and land ownership. Wealthy merchants and bankers
  replaced the landed nobility in the upper class.

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Italian City States
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Humanism

• Started in the city states of Italy, which had
  remained important trading centers the late
  Middle Ages,
• Through merchants and trade Italian scholars
  reacquired ancient lost wisdom, learning and
  philosophical ideas.
• The lost info came primarily from the
  Byzantine Empire which had kept the Ancient Greek
  writings and knowledge intact

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• Humanism new intellectual movement that focused
  on secular (worldly) themes (improving humans way
  of life) rather than just on religious ideas that
  had been popular during the Middle Ages

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Renaissance Man

• Humanists Scholars who promoted humanism and
  accepted classical beliefs and wanted to use them
  to improve own society.
• Stressed individualism, promoted individual self
  worth and learning. People should develop their
  own talents through many activities and
  education.
• Men learned Latin, Greek, studied fencing,
  politics dance, philosophy and Greek classics.
• Women studied music, dance, courtly behavior and
  how to run a household.
• Clergy are replaced by humanists as teachers

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Italian Renaissance Writers

• 1300s Francesco Petracha (commonly called
  Petarch) wrote sonnets (short poems) focusing on
  love and personal feelings. (about a girl named
  Laura who died during the Black Plague)
• Benvenuto Cellini wrote a manual called The
  Book of the Courtier, gave advice to men and
  women on Ren. Ideal of good behavior. Men to be
  skilled in many activities, women to be graceful,
  attractive and courteous.
• Niccolo Machiavelli Wrote The Prince a how to
  guide on Italian politics (use deceit and force
  as needed to hold on to power!)

IT IS BETTER TO BE FEARED THAN LOVED
IT IS BETTER TO BE FEARED THAN LOVED
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Italian Ren. Artists

• Michelangelo, based in Florence Created
  sculpture of David between 1501 and 1504, also
  painted the Sistine Chapel (fin. In 1512),
  greatest wall painting in Italy (10,000 sq. ft.),
  designed the dome of St. Peters Basilica to end
  his career.
• Leonardo da Vinci Citizen of Florence, worked
  also in Milan and Rome. painted Mona Lisa in
  Florence in 1503 painted Last Supper and also
  had talent in engineering, architecture and
  sculpture.
• Raphael Santi famous painter, noted for his
  paintings of Mary, painted for the Vatican.

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Sistine Chapel!!
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Other Chunky Italian Ren. Contributions

• Warfare Mercenaries (Condottieri) hired to
  fight for city states, first large scale use of
  devoted professional armies(citizen soldiers
  replaced because using them in armies hurt a city
  states business and profits!)
• Increased gunpowder use promotes decline in armor
  and results in development of long thin
  fashionable gentleman swords called rapiers
• Italian fencing masters train gentlemen in
  Italian version of sword play across Europe.

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Fencing!
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Italian Ren. Contributitions Continued

• Architecture changed from soaring GOTHIC
  cathedrals and spires back to classical columns,
  arches and domes (ie St Peters Basilica)
• Rise of a wealthy, educated and expanding MIDDLE
  Class consisting of merchants, bankers, lawyers
• Rise in exchange of ideas across Europe. City
  States began sending out ambassadors and created
  agreements, copied across N. Europe

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Cathedrals
Reims Cathedral
Similarities and Differences?
Florence cathedral, 1419
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In review /Summarization

• The Italian Renaissance included 2 important
  elements
• 1. Humanism is..
• 2. Renaissance Arts included

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Review page 2

• The Renaissance began in the city-states of
  Italy.
• The reasons why were
• Italy had avoided the economic crisis of the
  late Middle Ages
• Italian towns remained important centers of
  Mediterranean trade and boosted their production
  of textiles and luxury goods.
• Italians were attached to classical
  traditions

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Final Cut Leonardos Last Supper
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VlA Review

• Italian Renaissance Intro vla
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4mgSPiAiBjU
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vbP0WWUyUCAQ
• Da Vinci http//www.youtube.com/watch?vNQaN04s0V
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• Each student writes down 1-6 die roll details
• Rapier Fencing clip Question would you ever try
  this? EC What makes a rapier different from
  other (earlier) swords?
• Princess Bride http//www.youtube.com/watch?vk7
  zvffHu_wo

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Group Collaboration

• In your groups of 3 or less(or solo for a hw
  review)appoint a leader, a writer and researcher
  and PREDICT And create what group feels are the
  top 10 facts to KNOW from this section for a quiz
  or a test. Be ready to present your top 10 lists.