The Italian The Italian RenaissanceRenaissance(1300-1600) (1300-1600)

Mrs. ChenMrs. Chen

77thth Grade World History Grade World History

The Renaissance Begins in The Renaissance Begins in ItalyItaly

Essential Question: Why did the Essential Question: Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy?Renaissance begin in Italy?

RenaissanceRenaissance: A : A period of creativity period of creativity and rebirth of and rebirth of Classical art and Classical art and learning learning

The Renaissance The Renaissance began in Italy and began in Italy and spread to the rest spread to the rest of Europeof Europe

Why Italy?Why Italy? Italy was the center of the Roman Italy was the center of the Roman

EmpireEmpire so artists and writers didnso artists and writers didn’’t t have to go far to find have to go far to find classicalclassical worksworks

Geographically, many trade routes Geographically, many trade routes went through Italy causing the went through Italy causing the development of many urban centers, development of many urban centers, cities like Florence, Venice, and Milan.cities like Florence, Venice, and Milan.

The independent cities allowed for a The independent cities allowed for a quicker growth of a wealthy and quicker growth of a wealthy and powerful merchant class.powerful merchant class.

Trade RoutesTrade Routes

Florence, the cradle of the Florence, the cradle of the RenaissanceRenaissance

FlorenceFlorence was a center of banking was a center of banking and clothing production bringing the and clothing production bringing the city great wealthcity great wealth

A wealthy and powerful merchant A wealthy and powerful merchant class developed who actively class developed who actively supported the artssupported the arts– Many becameMany became patrons patrons of the arts of the arts– The Medici family was such a wealthy The Medici family was such a wealthy

family who family who patronpatron the arts the arts

FlorenceFlorence

VeniceVenice

MilanMilan

Italian City-StatesItalian City-States Life in the Italian city-Life in the Italian city-

states changed the states changed the way some residents way some residents viewed the world. viewed the world.

Though very religious, Though very religious, these residents these residents concentrated more on concentrated more on this life than on this life than on heaven or hell.heaven or hell.

In doing so they In doing so they hoped to hoped to understand understand people and their people and their world betterworld better..

Italian businessmen Italian businessmen had offices in cities had offices in cities throughout Europe.throughout Europe.

Where ever they were Where ever they were they lived in they lived in Italian Italian Renaissance styleRenaissance style..

Other Europeans Other Europeans began to appreciate began to appreciate the Italians’ the Italians’ emphasis emphasis on wealthon wealth, , beauty, beauty, and personal and personal achievementachievement..

The MedicisThe Medicis

Palazzo MediciPalazzo Medici

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Answer the essential question as Answer the essential question as thoroughly as possible, discuss this thoroughly as possible, discuss this with your elbow partnerwith your elbow partner

Essential question: Essential question: Why did the Why did the Renaissance begin in ItalyRenaissance begin in Italy??

Social Classes in Renaissance Social Classes in Renaissance ItalyItaly

Essential Question: What was the Essential Question: What was the social structure in Renaissance social structure in Renaissance

Italy?Italy? Only the wealthy had the resources Only the wealthy had the resources and time to study and time to study classicalclassical texts and texts and humanisthumanist ideas, so the Renaissance ideas, so the Renaissance mainly benefited the upper classmainly benefited the upper class

Upper class = noble and wealthy Upper class = noble and wealthy merchantsmerchants– Many upper class men strove to be a Many upper class men strove to be a

““Renaissance ManRenaissance Man”” = someone who = someone who excels in many academic subjectsexcels in many academic subjects

The Upper ClassThe Upper Class

Other Classes…Other Classes…

Most people were not wealthy…Most people were not wealthy…– Middle class citizens were mainly Middle class citizens were mainly

modest trades people or merchantsmodest trades people or merchants– Lower class were poor people who were Lower class were poor people who were

often laborersoften laborers Most of the poor were not well educated so Most of the poor were not well educated so

the ideas of the Renaissance did not reach the ideas of the Renaissance did not reach them, but the ideas did them, but the ideas did influenceinfluence life in life in Europe and society todayEurope and society today

PeasantsPeasants

Think Pair ShareThink Pair ShareBased on these images, explain the Based on these images, explain the

role of women during the Renaissance.role of women during the Renaissance.

Advances in the Arts & Advances in the Arts & SciencesSciences

Essential Question: In what areas did Essential Question: In what areas did Renaissance figures make notable Renaissance figures make notable

achievements?achievements? In sculpture and painting, In sculpture and painting, ideal realismideal realism achieved through new techniques, such as achieved through new techniques, such as perspectiveperspective: appearance of 3 dimensions: appearance of 3 dimensions

In architecture, large In architecture, large domesdomes designed and designed and built for churchesbuilt for churches

In science, new discoveries were made in In science, new discoveries were made in anatomyanatomy and medicine and medicine

In literature, writers began to write in In literature, writers began to write in vernacularvernacular, common language so that , common language so that writing became more accessible writing became more accessible

Famous ArtistsFamous Artists Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo Da Vinci

– Renaissance Man; Renaissance Man; painted painted The Last SupperThe Last Supper and the and the Mona LisaMona Lisa

MichaelangeloMichaelangelo– Painter and sculptor; Painter and sculptor;

sculpted sculpted MosesMoses and and The The PietaPieta, painted the , painted the ceiling of the Sistine ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Chapel

RaphaelRaphael– Da VinciDa Vinci’’s student, s student,

painted painted The School of The School of AthensAthens

Try drawing any object of Try drawing any object of scene using scene using perspectiveperspective

Scientific DiscoveriesScientific Discoveries

Ambroise Pare Ambroise Pare – French doctor and French doctor and

surgeon who started surgeon who started to use bandages to use bandages and thread to close and thread to close woundswounds

Nicolas CopernicusNicolas Copernicus– First to suggest First to suggest

revolution of the revolution of the Earth around the Earth around the SunSun

Think Pair ShareThink Pair Share Can you think of any scientific discoveries Can you think of any scientific discoveries

that would impact our world greatly that would impact our world greatly today?today?

Italian Renaissance WritersItalian Renaissance Writers Dante AlighieriDante Alighieri

– Wrote the long poem Wrote the long poem The Divine ComedyThe Divine Comedy which focused on life which focused on life after deathafter death

– He was the first to He was the first to write in write in vernacularvernacular

MachiavelliMachiavelli– Wrote Wrote The PrinceThe Prince, a , a

book about politicsbook about politics

The Printing Press & ItThe Printing Press & It’’s s ImpactImpact

During the 1400s, During the 1400s, Johann Johann GutenbergGutenberg, a , a German inventor, German inventor, invented a invented a printing printing presspress: a machine : a machine that pressed paper that pressed paper against a full tray of against a full tray of inked movable typeinked movable type

Johan Gutenberg & the Printing Johan Gutenberg & the Printing PressPress It reduced the cost of It reduced the cost of

printing so more printing so more people could own people could own booksbooks

More common people More common people learned how to readlearned how to read

It became easier for It became easier for scholars to gain access scholars to gain access to the work of othersto the work of others

Paper ManufacturingPaper Manufacturing In the workshops of Cordoba, craftsmen In the workshops of Cordoba, craftsmen

developed the ability to make paper developed the ability to make paper cheaplycheaply

The Renaissance SpreadsThe Renaissance Spreads The The dissemination of information dissemination of information began began

to happen much fasterto happen much faster By the 1400s, Renaissance ideas spread By the 1400s, Renaissance ideas spread

north to France, Germany, Spain, and north to France, Germany, Spain, and EnglandEngland

The Elizabethan AgeThe Elizabethan Age & & William William ShakespeareShakespeare in England in England– Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) supported artists (1558-1603) supported artists

and writersand writers– ShakespeareShakespeare wrote many plays including wrote many plays including Romeo Romeo

& Juliet& Juliet, , Othello, Othello, and and Hamlet. Hamlet. His plays are so His plays are so popular because he showed a strong popular because he showed a strong understanding of human nature and relationshipsunderstanding of human nature and relationships

Queen Elizabeth IQueen Elizabeth I

OthelloOthello HamletHamlet

Romeo & JulietRomeo & Juliet

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Explain the three factors that changed Explain the three factors that changed the dissemination of information the dissemination of information during the Renaissance.during the Renaissance.

How did this help spread Renaissance How did this help spread Renaissance ideas?ideas?

Can you think of another, more Can you think of another, more recent, big change to the recent, big change to the dissemination of information in our dissemination of information in our society?society?

Renaissance Hall of Fame Renaissance Hall of Fame Group RolesGroup Roles

LeaderLeader: Time management, keeping the : Time management, keeping the group on task, leads the discussion group on task, leads the discussion about poster content and layoutabout poster content and layout

Interpreter & ScribeInterpreter & Scribe: Interprets and : Interprets and examines the written information from examines the written information from the secondary source document(s), the secondary source document(s), notes, and textbook then synthesizes notes, and textbook then synthesizes the information into a written summary the information into a written summary on the posteron the poster

ArtistArtist: All the artwork on the poster is : All the artwork on the poster is relevant to the written contentrelevant to the written content