Renaissance means rebirth started in Florence, Italy from the 14th century to the 17th century. The cultural movement that started in Italy in the late Medieval period which later spread to the rest of Europe.

1. ‫سم‬‫ب‬‫هللا‬‫الرمحن‬‫الرحمي‬
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate.
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2. philosophy of the italian
renaissance

3. renaissance
✣ Renaissance basically means rebirth.
✣ Started first in Florence, Italy as the
rediscovery of classical philosophy,
literature and art.
✣ Taking place from the 14th century to
the 17th century.
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4. ✣ A bridge between middle age and
modern era.
✣ Cultural movement started in Italy in
the late Medieval period which later
spread to the rest of Europe.
✣ This marked the beginning of the
early modern age.
✣ Derived from the rediscovery of
classical Greek philosophy.
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5. Causes of italian renaissance
✣ Culture
✣ The black death
✣ Humanism
✣ Politics
✣ Money
✣ Classicism
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6. PoliTICS OF Italian STATE
✣ Italy was highly urban and was divided into
smaller states and territories such as
republic of Florence, kingdom of Naples,
papal states etc.
✣ It did not existed as a political entity in the
early modern period.
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7. Money
✣ New political and social organizations
formed in the end of 14th century.
✣ Society was based on merchants and
commerce with no more feudalism.
✣ People devoted to notions of Liberty with
anti-monarchical thinking.
✣ The wealth that was brought to Italy by
business started artistic projects that was the
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8. THE BLACK DEATH
✣ 1346 to 1353 the era of black death.
✣ The plague was carried by fleas and Italy was
badly hit by it.
✣ It spread quickly due to lack of proper
sanitation and round 1
4 of the total
population of Europe died.
✣ This caused the thinkers to focus more on
their life on earth rather than afterlife and
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9. Beginning of renaissance
✣ Credited to Petrarch.
✣ 14th century resurgence of learning
based on classical sources.
✣ Latin and vernacular literatures.
✣ Dante Alighieri: poet and divine
comedian.
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10. HUMANISM
✣ It is not a philosopy but a method of
learning.
✣ Humanist studied ancient texts through
combination of reasoning and
empirical evidence.
✣ Five humanities: poetry, grammerr,
history, moral philosophy and rhetoric.
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11. Culture
✣ Florence city was based business, music,
dance and literature. This was their
cultural life.
✣ Arts patronage and they also encouraged
the spread of Florentine art out side
Florence.
✣ The Medici.
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12. CLASSICISM
✣ Renaissance is viewed as an attempt by
intellectuals to study and improve the secular and
worldly by revival of ideas from antiquity and
thoughts.
✣ This was return to classicsm.
✣ To render perspective and light naturally
Florentine painters developed techniques to
potray human form realistically.
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13. Effects of renaissance
✣ Artistic and technological innovations.
✣ Raised Painters and Sculptors.
✣ Produced greatest thinkers, authors,
statesmen, scientists and artists.
✣ Enriched the culture, poerty and
drama.
✣ Increase in literacy and education
reforms.
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14. 3 major periods of Renaissance
Early
Renaissance.
High
Renaissance.
Late
Renaissance.
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