causes of the renaissance -...
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• Rediscovery of Classical Greek & Roman Culture
• Humanism—worth of Individual
• Secularism—worldly not religious
• Rebirth
• Explosion of New Ideas & Learning
• Sophistication of Italian City-States
• Growth of Banking & Trade
• Crusades
• Control of Mediterranean Trade
• Crusades
• Control of Mediterranean Trade
• Sophistication of Italian City-States
• Growth of Banking & Trade
• Excess Wealth: de Medici family of Florence
• Printing Press
• Crusades
• Control of Mediterranean Trade
• Sophistication of Italian City-States
• Growth of Banking & Trade
• Excess Wealth: de Medici family of Florence
• Printing Press
• Crusades
• Control of Mediterranean Trade
• Sophistication of Italian City-States
• Growth of Banking & Trade
• Excess Wealth: de Medici family of Florence
Italy
• Rome, Florence, Venice
• Mediterranean Trade
• De Medici
• Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael
Italian
Italian v. Northern Renaissance
North
• Amsterdam, Antwerp, London
• Rhine & Thames Rivers
• Jacob Fugger
• Jan Van Eyck, Brueghel
Italian v. Northern Renaissance
Italy
• Rome, Florence, Venice
• Mediterranean Trade
• De Medici
• Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael
North
• Amsterdam, Antwerp, London
• Rhine & Thames Rivers
• Jacob Fugger
• Jan Van Eyck, Brueghel
Machiavellian Intrigue
• Wrote The Prince
• studied the politics of Florence, Venice & Rome
• analyzed use of power, force, & Deception
• How to book for future leaders
• Including... Niccolo Machiavelli
De Medici Family of Florence
• Cosimo & Lorenzo
• city improvements
• patron of the arts
• peace & prosperity
Savonarola
• Franciscan Friar
• banned gambling, swearing, etc.
• burned books & paintings
The Borgia: First Italian Crime Family
• Pope Alexander VI
– bribery, extortion, nepotism, torture
• Casare Borgia (son)
– multiple murders, mercenary
• Lucrezia Borgia (daughter)
– incest?
– What really happened to her husbands?
Effects of the Renaissance
• Advances in Science & Technology led to the European Exploration of the World
• Secularism led to the Protestant Reformation
• Humanism encouraged the growth of Democracy & the Fight for Human Rights
• Role of Women in Society Improved
• Renaissance Art led to the Age of Classical Music and Art in Europe