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MA Renaissance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Renaissance | -Rebirth -A period of increased creativity, thinking, & knowledge |
| When Did It Occur | -Started around 1350CE in Italy -Ended 1600 in European States |
| What Started the Renaissance | -Trade stimulated after the crusaders & introduced Europeans to new products |
| European Advancements | -Brought Europeans into contact with new people, ideas, & culture -Promoted frequent contact between Byzantine & Muslim empires -New economic patterns & ideas developed |
| Center of Europe | -Italy because of all of its trade ports |
| After the Crusades | -Increased demand for Middle East goods -Increased production of goods to be traded in the Middle East -Increased use of credit and banking |
| Economic System | -Instead of carrying cash, they created banking -Used letters of credit: kinda like a credit card -Extended supply of money & sped up trading |
| Economic System Introduced | -Introduced new accounting & bookkeeping (Use of Arabic numerals) |
| Churches Opinion on Economic System | -Did not agree with usury -Led to a secular Northern Italy -Kept religion separate from government & economy |
| Usury | Lending money & charging interest on it |
| Secular | Focusing on worldly matters rather than religious matters |
| Wealthy People | -Wealth from trading led to rise of city-states in Italy -Had access to trade routes & became centers for distribution -Wealthy, upper-class supported rebirth & gained both economic & political control |
| City-States in Italy | -Florence -Genoa -Venice |
| What Did Usury Lead To | -Conspiracy -Competition -Deception |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | -Published The Prince about what he saw in Italy during that time -Wrote a treatise on guidelines for maintaining power by absolute rule -Felt one should do good if possible but evil when necessary |
| The Patrons | Financial supporters of the arts |
| Education System | Became much more secular |
| Medieval Art/Literature | Focused on church and salvation |
| Renaissance Art/Literature | Focused on individuals & worldly matters along with Christianity |
| Humanism | Movement of focusing artistic endeavors on worldly matters rather than religious matters |
| Da Vinci | Painted the Mona Lisa & The Last Supper |
| Michelangelo | -Sculpted The David -Most famous work is the ceiling of Sistine Chapel at The Vatican |
| Francisco Petrarch | -Italian -Humanist writer -Wrote "Love Poems to Laura" about a mystery woman |
| Northern Renaissance | -Took longer to reach Northern Europe -Northern renaissance thinkers merged humanist ideas with Christianity |
| Erasmus | -Christian humanist concerned about problems within the church -Wrote "The Praise of the Folly" -Used humor to expose the corruption & deception in the Catholic Church |
| Sir Thomas More | -Humanist who pushed for social reform -Wrote "Utopia" about ideal society |
| Gutenberg | -Books widely read due to the invention of the Gutenberg printing press -Could rapidly produce lots of books |
| Overall Effects | -Produced new ideas in the arts, philosophy, & literature -Due to wealthy people these artistic endeavors spread rapidly -Education became secular (non-religious) |
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