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Page 1: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

The Renaissance & Humanism

Page 2: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

Transition to RenaissanceOut with the old:• Feudalism• Catholic Church• Fiefs• Isolationism• Peasants

In with the new:• Nation/City

States• Secularism• Towns• International

Trade• Middle Class

Page 3: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

An Age of Transition & Recovery

Plague Crusades 100 Years War Collapse of

Feudalism Decline of the

Church

The World was ready for a new attitude of optimism

Page 4: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

“Rebirth” starts in Italian City-States

MilanVeniceFlorence

Cosimo de’ Medici Lorenzo de’ Medici

Rome Pope and Cardinals

Page 5: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

Why did Italy experience the Renaissance first?

Renaissance Italy was a collection of city-states

Trade created a wealthy upper class Actively pursued

personal interests Patronage moved from

the Church to individuals

Rebirth of interest in their Roman past

Page 6: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

Result of the Decline of Church Power

A secular (non-religious) viewpoint emerged

Ended the Church’s monopoly on education

Culture shift Vernacular songs Instrumental music Dances

Page 7: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

Humanism

The term generally applied to the philosophy of the Renaissance

Focused on human aspects of culture, society, and values

Revived the classical studies of Greece and Rome

Page 8: The Renaissance & Humanism. Transition to Renaissance Out with the old: Feudalism Catholic Church Fiefs Isolationism Peasants In with the new: Nation/City

Humanism in Politics

Humanists believed their services should be used by the state

Goal was to produce complete citizens who could contribute to civic life

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Humanism in Education

Humanism focused on educational Liberal Arts

History, philosophy, rhetoric, grammar, logic, poetry, math, astronomy, music

Military Arts Javelin, archery, running, wrestling,

hunting, swimming, military strategy Geared primarily towards elite males

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Humanistic Literature

Classical (Greek and Roman) manuscripts collected, translated, and printed

Revived ancient literary forms: Dialogue, essay, comedy, tragedy, &

ode History, biography, moral philosophy,

& political theory

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Reinforcing the Renaissance

Columbus discovers the new world

Guttenberg’s printing press makes knowledge easy to distribute

Copernicus and Galileo’s heliocentric universe