The document summarizes key aspects of the Italian Renaissance that began in the 15th century. It discusses how the Renaissance began in Italy due to its position at the center of the Roman Empire, links created via the Crusades to the Middle East, and competition among powerful city-states like Florence and Venice which drove cultural and economic developments. It also describes the rise of urban nobles in Italian cities who gained wealth from trade rather than land and helped transform society.

1. The Renaissance Section 1: The Renaissance Begins

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3. The pope enjoyed your beautiful singing and has asked that you go sing for the Medici family. What city do you go to in order to find the Medici family? Florence Venice

4. Yes! You have answered correctly. The way to find the Medici’s is to travel to their home town of Florence. Now that you are here, there are two rival families who both want you to write a song for them. You have only been commissioned to write one song. How can you make both families happy and still only write one song? Double Entendre

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9. Section 1: The Renaissance Begins I. The Italian Renaissance

10. 1300 1400 1500 1600 1594 Renaissance Begins in Italy 1455 Gutenberg uses printing press to print the first Bible Shakespeare publishes first play 1350

11. What is the Renaissance? The Italian Renaissance

12. What is the Renaissance? The Italian Renaissance Period of R ebirth Art Learning

13. What is the Renaissance? The Italian Renaissance Period of R ebirth Period of I ndividualism Art Learning

14. What is the Renaissance? The Italian Renaissance Period of R ebirth Period of I ndividualism Period of looking B ack Greeks Romans Art Learning

15. What is the Renaissance? The Italian Renaissance Period of R ebirth Period of I ndividualism Period of looking B ack Greeks Romans Art Learning Period of Increasing S ecularism R I B S R ebirth I ndividualism B ack S ecaularism

18. The Italian Renaissance Why Did the Renaissance begin in Italy? The Four C’s C enter of the Old Roman Empire

19. The Italian Renaissance Why Did the Renaissance begin in Italy? The Four C’s C enter of the Old Roman Empire C rusades link the Middle East to Italy

20. The Italian Renaissance Why Did the Renaissance begin in Italy? The Four C’s C enter of the Old Roman Empire C rusades link the Middle East to Italy C ity-state Competition C hatting: People in cities shared ideas

21. Check for Understanding

22. Check for Understanding Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?

23. Check for Understanding Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? A) Italy had a large feudal system with many successful country farms. B) New links were created during the crusades linking the Middle East and Italy. C) Competition among city-states led to increased interest in art and literature. D) Most people in Italy rejected religion. E) Both B and C

24. Check for Understanding Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? A) Italy had a large feudal system with many successful country farms. B) New links were created during the crusades linking the Middle East and Italy. C) Competition among city-states led to increased interest in art and literature. D) Most people in Italy rejected religion. E) Both B and C

25. Section 1: The Renaissance Begins II. The Rise of Italy’s City-States

26. Absent last Friday? Homework? Test Makeup Notebook Check

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38. Why was no single ruler able to unite Italy?

39. Find Vatican City on the Map Catholic Church

40. King 1 King 2 Do these two kings have equal power (represented by space and size of their color)? Equal Division of Power

41. King 1 King 2 Do these two kings have equal power (represented by space and size of their color)? Unequal Division of Power

42. Italian City State 1 Do these Italian City States have equal power (represented by space and size of their color)? Equal Division of Power Italian City State 2 Venice Florence City-States

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46. Middle East Italian City States West Europe Wood Wood Wood Silks Italy becomes the center of trade Silks Silks

48. Mongol trade Networks

49. II. The Rise of Italian City States How did Italian city-states grow wealthy? Wealth of Italian City-States Italy is a peninsula situated between: Spain and France to the West Byzantine/Ottoman Empires in the East

52. Venice Florence

53. Venice Florence Used boats to get around canals Traded cloth and banking Both were famous Renaissance cities

54. Section 1: The Renaissance Begins III. The Urban Noble

55. III. The Urban Noble City-State Upper Class Medieval Noble Urban Noble Wealth gained from Land. Wealth gained from trade. Thought they were above merchants. Intermarried with rich merchants.

56. III. The Urban Noble How were Italian city-states run? Republic : Government controlled by Citizens Doge : Head of state in Venice. Medici Family was most powerful family in Florence and were bankers.

57. III. The Urban Noble Diplomacy: The art of negotiating or making deals.

58. Machiavelli Cloze Niccolo Machiavelli tried to answer the age-old question, “How could a _____ guarantee that he would stay in ____________?” He was a _______ from the city of _______. He wrote the book The ______ in 1513. Machiavelli was impressed by rulers who held a lot of power, operated under extreme ______, and executed actions ______________. Word Bank Florence, quickly, ruler, secrecy, prince, diplomat, power