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What role did
Italy’s
HISTORY play
in the birth of
the
Renaissance?
What role did Geography play in the
birth of the Renaissance?
Review
• City Harbours & Cities
– Eg. Florence, Venice, Genoa, Naples, Rome
• Mountains
• Rivers
• Climate
What role did Geography play in the
birth of the Renaissance?
• Geographical location (in Europe &
Mediterranean)
• Italy was near Africa and the Mediterranean Sea
• Trade was easier and cheaper for Italy than other
European countries
• Muslims that ruled Sicily during the Middle Ages
introduced science, medicine, astronomy from
the Arab World
• Wealth led to an artistic boom…
What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in
the birth of the Renaissance?
• Greek and Roman
history was located in
the (same)
Mediterranean region
• Great
artists, architects, phil
osophers, dramatists,
poets, political
thinkers, and
historians came from
these civilizations.
What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in
the birth of the Renaissance?
• Renaissaisance = rebirth
• Therefore, Renaissance
artists wanted to revive
and renew Greek and
Roman cultures.
What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in
the birth of the Renaissance?
• Renaissance artists & architects were inspired
by Roman ruins, sculptures, & wall paintings.
• Ancient Greeks and Romans celebrated the
beauty of the human forms.
• Medieval art usually had a religious theme.
• So…
• Renaissance artists grew less interested in
religious art, and more interested in
portraying the human body & natural world.
What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in
the birth of the Renaissance?
• Writing had also had
come from a Christian
perspective.
• Renaissance scholars
read the writings of the
Greeks and Romans in a
new way.
What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in
the birth of the Renaissance?
Topics: dignity and the potential
of the individual:
1. People could shape their lives
through their own efforts and
talents
2. Questioning and learning were
important
3. Human beings should use
reason to find truth for
themselves
#1: Compare Florence & Venice
1. Research & Read:
What pages in Pathways are all about Florence
or Venice?
• Florence: 278, 284, 292
• Venice: 276 (map), 278, 281, 311 (Chap. 10)
#1: Compare Florence & Venice
2. Make “skinny” Notes
Florence
• P. 278: hub of a major trade route
• Went south to Rome & Naples
• Went north to Genoa & Venice
• Was Italy’s most powerful city
#1: Compare Florence & Venice
Florence
• P. 284: Bankers in Florence had banks all over
Europe
• Had a powerful economy during Renaissance
• Its golden “florin” was the most important
currency in Europe
• The Medici family lived in Florence
• They were important (in politics and culture) for
300 years
• They made money as bankers
#1: Compare Florence & Venice
3. Re-read notes.
4. Write important differences and similarities.
*** Strive for accuracy & detail

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What role did italy’s history play in the

  • 1. What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in the birth of the Renaissance?
  • 2.
  • 3. What role did Geography play in the birth of the Renaissance? Review • City Harbours & Cities – Eg. Florence, Venice, Genoa, Naples, Rome • Mountains • Rivers • Climate
  • 4. What role did Geography play in the birth of the Renaissance? • Geographical location (in Europe & Mediterranean) • Italy was near Africa and the Mediterranean Sea • Trade was easier and cheaper for Italy than other European countries • Muslims that ruled Sicily during the Middle Ages introduced science, medicine, astronomy from the Arab World • Wealth led to an artistic boom…
  • 5. What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in the birth of the Renaissance? • Greek and Roman history was located in the (same) Mediterranean region • Great artists, architects, phil osophers, dramatists, poets, political thinkers, and historians came from these civilizations.
  • 6. What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in the birth of the Renaissance? • Renaissaisance = rebirth • Therefore, Renaissance artists wanted to revive and renew Greek and Roman cultures.
  • 7. What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in the birth of the Renaissance? • Renaissance artists & architects were inspired by Roman ruins, sculptures, & wall paintings. • Ancient Greeks and Romans celebrated the beauty of the human forms. • Medieval art usually had a religious theme. • So…
  • 8. • Renaissance artists grew less interested in religious art, and more interested in portraying the human body & natural world.
  • 9. What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in the birth of the Renaissance? • Writing had also had come from a Christian perspective. • Renaissance scholars read the writings of the Greeks and Romans in a new way.
  • 10. What role did Italy’s HISTORY play in the birth of the Renaissance? Topics: dignity and the potential of the individual: 1. People could shape their lives through their own efforts and talents 2. Questioning and learning were important 3. Human beings should use reason to find truth for themselves
  • 11. #1: Compare Florence & Venice 1. Research & Read: What pages in Pathways are all about Florence or Venice? • Florence: 278, 284, 292 • Venice: 276 (map), 278, 281, 311 (Chap. 10)
  • 12. #1: Compare Florence & Venice 2. Make “skinny” Notes Florence • P. 278: hub of a major trade route • Went south to Rome & Naples • Went north to Genoa & Venice • Was Italy’s most powerful city
  • 13. #1: Compare Florence & Venice Florence • P. 284: Bankers in Florence had banks all over Europe • Had a powerful economy during Renaissance • Its golden “florin” was the most important currency in Europe • The Medici family lived in Florence • They were important (in politics and culture) for 300 years • They made money as bankers
  • 14. #1: Compare Florence & Venice 3. Re-read notes. 4. Write important differences and similarities. *** Strive for accuracy & detail