Renaissance Causes & Effects
Essential Questions: What caused the Italian Renaissance? How were the Italian and Northern Renaissance alike but different?
What is the Renaissance? Rebirth Explosion of New Ideas & Learning
Rebirth Explosion of New Ideas & Learning Rediscovery of Classical Greek & Roman Culture Humanism—worth of Individual Secularism—worldly not religious
Causes of the Italian Renaissance Crusades Control of Mediterranean Trade
Control of Mediterranean Trade Crusades Control of Mediterranean Trade Sophistication of Italian City-States Growth of Banking & Trade
Crusades Control of Mediterranean Trade Sophistication of Italian City-States Growth of Banking & Trade Excess Wealth: de Medici family of Florence
Control of Mediterranean Trade Sophistication of Italian City-States Crusades Control of Mediterranean Trade Sophistication of Italian City-States Growth of Banking & Trade Excess Wealth: de Medici family of Florence Printing Press
Crusades Control of Mediterranean Trade Sophistication of Italian City-States Growth of Banking & Trade Excess Wealth: de Medici family of Florence Printing Press
Italian v. Northern Renaissance Italy North
Italian Italy Rome, Florence, Venice Mediterranean Trade De Medici Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael
Italian v. Northern Renaissance Amsterdam, Antwerp, London Rhine & Thames Rivers Jacob Fugger Jan Van Eyck, Brueghel
Italian v. Northern Renaissance Italy Rome, Florence, Venice Mediterranean Trade De Medici Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael North Amsterdam, Antwerp, London Rhine & Thames Rivers Jacob Fugger Jan Van Eyck, Brueghel
Machiavellian Intrigue Niccolo Machiavelli Wrote The Prince studied the politics of Florence, Venice & Rome analyzed use of power, force, & Deception How to book for future leaders Including... Machiavellian Intrigue
De Medici Family of Florence Cosimo & Lorenzo city improvements patron of the arts peace & prosperity vs. Franciscan Friar banned gambling, swearing, etc. burned books & paintings Savonarola
The Borgia: First Italian Crime Family Pope Alexander VI bribery, extortion, nepotism, torture Casare Borgia (son) multiple murders, mercenary Lucrezia Borgia (daughter) incest? What really happened to her husbands?
Effects of the Renaissance Advances in Science & Technology led to the European Exploration of the World Secularism led to the Protestant Reformation Humanism encouraged the growth of Democracy & the Fight for Human Rights Role of Women in Society Improved Renaissance Art led to the Age of Classical Music and Art in Europe