Topic: Origins of the Renaissance Unit: Renaissance

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

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The Renaissance

European History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In these towns society began to The breakdown of the manor incredible changes throughout flourish with the new critical mass. unlike any before. The Dark Ages system led to the growth of towns. The sharing of ideas began a new Episode 4: A New Hope all of the kingdoms of Europe. The tragedy of the black death led to were finally over once and for all. age of art, science and learning

The Death The Black Plague left Europeans with a feeling of depression. The failure of the Crusades added to it. Then Constantinople, the main Christian city fell in 1453. It seems like even God wanted them to make a change. Man… we are so lame…

New Ideas The people of Europe saw this as a wake up call. They wanted to return Europe to it’s former glory. Rome = Good Dark Ages = Bad

The Renaissance started in Florence, Italy and spread north.

Italy Italy’s location on the sea meant it had lots of travelers (travelers bring ideas!) It had the benefit of roads and architecture left over from the Roman Empire. It sat on some major trade routes. AFTER THE BALCK DEATH WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DEMAND AND PRICE OF GOODS??

The Silk Road When the Mongols took over China they reopened the Silk Road. This allowed Europe to trade with China. Marco Polo traveled this road (maybe…) and brought back many items and stories. These gave Europeans new ideas about the world

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Separate States and Rival Rulers Italy was made up of independent states with different governments. Trading cities acted as centers for trade and manufacturing. Milan: silk & weapons -- Florence: textiles Venice: Port, glass. -- Genoa: port Most big cities had a signoria, one wealthy merchant family controlled the government. Signori (ruling families) from different cities competed over wealth, trade, and fame.

Separate States and Rival Rulers Florence – Center of Italian art, literature, and culture. Wealth from trade, wool, and banking (kept money for merchants throughout Europe). Families made money by opening banks & charging interest (fee for borrowing money).

What is Interest? YEAR INTEREST LOAN STARTING PRICE INTEREST LOAN ENDING PRICE $1,000 10% ($1,000 X 10%=) $100.00 $1,100 1 ($1,100 X 10%=) $110.00 $1,210 2 ($1,210 X 10%=) $121.00 $1,331 3 ($1,331 X 10%=) $133.10 4 What is Interest? Interest: Is the fee that borrowers pay for the use of someone else’s money. For example-When you take out a mortgage to purchase a house, you will pay interest to the bank for the use of the money. Let’s give interest a try!!! $1,464.10 $1,464.10 10% ($1,464.10 X 10%=) $146.41 $1,610.51

The Medici Family Florence’s richest family (bankers) Closely tied to the Church  God’s bank 1435 Cosimo de’ Medici ruled the city. Patron of the arts. He custom-made or paid many artists including: Donatello, Botticello, da Vinci, Michelangelo, and more… Largely responsible for the birth of the Renaissance. Built libraries to improve education.

How did the Medici family come to power How did the Medici family come to power? How do you think they would use these connections later? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0enkNIMAPHU

Lorenzo de Medici Became leader of Florence at the age of 20 after his father died. Rival families saw him as weak and took the opportunity to take power. They attempted to kill him and his brother but failed to kill Lorenzo. 19