THE RENAISSANCEWEEK 1

Compiled by Amy

What was the Renaissance?Milan Traded ArmsFlorence traded ClothVenice and Genoa

Traded with the Ottoman Empire

Sent textiles that were dyed.Venetians

expert ship buildersSialorsMerchantsAlso traded with Ottoman

EmpireMore trade meant more wealth

http://mrgrayhistory.wikispaces.com/UNIT+10+-+THE+RENAISSANCE

Petrarch 1304

• Italian Poet

• Humanist Called the Father of Humanism

• Model of Lyrical Poetry

• Actually coined the phrase “Dark Ages” as the time after Rome fell

• Wrote Sonnets!

Petrarchan Sonnet

Iambic Pentameter

• Da Dum

• Da dum da dum da dum da dum da dum

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Sonnet

Humanism

Renaissance humanism

• Spirit of learning

• Revival of Classical letters.

• New love of knowledge

• Renewal in the belief that human beings could decide on truth or falsehood using logic and reason.

College Humanities

• History

• Literature

• Public Speaking

• Art

• Psychology

• We see are rise in writers, artists, and more!

Durante Degli Alighieri

Dante• Italian Poet

• Wrote in Italian NOT Latin!

• Known as the Father of the Italian Language and Supreme Poet

• Wrote the Divine Comedy• Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso• Led by the Poet Virgil and then by Beatrice

Manuel Chrysoloras

Born in ConstantinopleStudied Ancient Greek

Began collecting and translating old manuscripts

Became a Professor in Florence in 1397No one had studied Greek in Italy for

700 yearsPeople liked how he translated old books, legends, and knowledge.They began also learning greek.This is part of the Rebirth of the

RenaissancePeople became fascinated by history!They went on quests to find unknown

books.

Medici Bank 1397• Largest and most respected bank in Europe

during the Renaissance

• The family became the wealthiest in Europe at the time.

• The had political power.

• They had Papal power.

• They married Kings and Queens!

• They were good at banking.

• They created the double entry system of debits and credits, deposits and withdrawals.

• Giovanni di Bicci entered banking on his own.

• His son Cosimo the Elder became head of state in Florence.

Pepper and AllumPepper came from the Arab world and

was controlled by VeniceAllum Came from Anatolia and was

controlled by Venice

http://peppertrail.com/inner.php?menu_id=3&sm1_id=30&index_id=1

Giovanni De Castro

Fabric of the Renaissance

The cloth was not boring or single color.

These examples can be viewed in museums.

This cloth was made in Venice during the Renaissance

The cloth to the right has the Medici Arms on it from the

Renaissance.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/velv/hd_velv.htm