7.8 Renaissance 7.8 Renaissance 1271-1600 Ch 111271-1600 Ch 11

h/s.s. 7.8-Learn about h/s.s. 7.8-Learn about

How did the Renaissance startHow did the Renaissance start

What happened in the RenaissanceWhat happened in the Renaissance

How the Renaissance spreadHow the Renaissance spread

MAIN IDEAMAIN IDEA

The Renaissance isThe Renaissance is a time when a time when people will focus less on religion people will focus less on religion and more on humansand more on humans

WHAT is the WHAT is the RRenaissance?enaissance?

People re-looked at old ideas and made them new again-ideas were reborn

How did people find out about the old How did people find out about the old ideas?ideas?

Think of how you learn about Think of how you learn about new things(or old things)….new things(or old things)….

HOW? Trade was important in HOW? Trade was important in bringing in ideasbringing in ideas

Traders travelled different areas of Traders travelled different areas of the world and shared what they the world and shared what they

saw with otherssaw with others

MARCO POLO wasMARCO POLO was importantimportant

Marco Polo went to China and wrote Marco Polo went to China and wrote about it- about it- The Description of the WorldThe Description of the World

Many people in Europe read itMany people in Europe read it

It was the only It was the only book or book or information information about China about China they hadthey had

Marco Polo is important Marco Polo is important becausebecause……

He got people in Europe interested He got people in Europe interested in traveling to Asia to get goods in traveling to Asia to get goods to tradeto trade

Quick FactsQuick Facts

• Birth 1254 Death 1324 (both in Venice)Birth 1254 Death 1324 (both in Venice)

• Was 17 when he went to China, was about 42 Was 17 when he went to China, was about 42 when he came backwhen he came back

• Was put in prison + another prisoner wrote down Was put in prison + another prisoner wrote down his storieshis stories

• Nickname was il milione because he had a million Nickname was il milione because he had a million storiesstories..

• He last words were ‘I have not yet even said half of He last words were ‘I have not yet even said half of what I knowwhat I know

TRADETRADE becomes very importantbecomes very important

In Italy there will be special cities that In Italy there will be special cities that get rich on trade- Milan, Venice, get rich on trade- Milan, Venice, Genoa, and FlorenceGenoa, and Florence

Cities began controlling bigger areas Cities began controlling bigger areas than just their city-They would fight than just their city-They would fight

and competeand competeCITY-STATES-CITY-STATES-

These cities These cities that had large that had large amounts of land amounts of land and Italy was and Italy was full of themfull of them

Milan- ruled by the Sforza Milan- ruled by the Sforza FamilyFamily

Venice-ruled by the DogeVenice-ruled by the Doge

Genoa-Fregoso FamilyGenoa-Fregoso Family

FLORENCE or FirenzeFLORENCE or Firenze

The Renaissance cityThe Renaissance city

Ponte Vecchio on the Arno RiverPonte Vecchio on the Arno River

• DuomoDuomo

Doors of the Doors of the BaptistryBaptistry

Florence, during its Golden Age, Florence, during its Golden Age, was ruled for many years bywas ruled for many years by the the

Medici familyMedici family..They had been They had been

traders and traders and then bankers. then bankers. They got very They got very richrich

Two FAMOUS MEDICI were Two FAMOUS MEDICI were Cosimo and LorenzoCosimo and Lorenzo

Both spent Both spent lots of lots of money on money on art and art and artists.artists.

Uffizi-Medici Uffizi-Medici PalacePalace

Now home to Now home to artart

Medici were so rich and powerful Medici were so rich and powerful their families married kings and their families married kings and

queens and were even popesqueens and were even popes

Homework : Due F. Read 304-306

Venn diagram of the Humanism+ Religion section

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