The Renaissance Created By Austin Goldberg, PeterGerard Mouskourie, Dean D’Antuono, and Colleen Graham

Education The Renaissance was a time of learning, but it wasn't a time of schools as we know them today. Public schools for everyone were still a long way off. In Renaissance Europe, schooling was for those who could afford it. Some people were well educated, while others never attended school. Education for Renaissance boys was of two sorts. There was classical education based on the Latin language for boys who planned to go on to a university. There was also education through apprenticeships for boys who planned to pursue a trade. Girls received less education than boys during the Renaissance. Some girls did become well educated in the classics, and some also became apprentices. Many more were educated mainly in practical matters at home. In grammar school, the boys were taught by a Latin master. The master instructed the boys from his raised desk. The boys at their benches took notes with their quill pens, keeping a record of sayings and vocabulary words that might be useful later on.

Family and Marriage - Parents arranged marriages - Worked out details when the children were only 2 and 3 years old - Included a dowry - dowry - a sum of money that the wife’s family gave to the husband upon marriage - The father managed the finances and made the decisions of his children’s future - The father had absolute authority over his children until he died or freed them - They became adults and would be freed when their father went to a judge - The mother’s role was to supervise the household

The Nobility - Nobles held important political posts and served as advisors to the king - Nobles or aristocrats were expected to fulfill certain ideals % of the population in most countries were nobles - They were born into nobility not made - Must have character, grace, and talent - Needed to be a warrior - And also needed classical education and interest in arts

Peasants and Townspeople In the Renaissance peasants still constituted 85 to 90 percent of the total European population Townspeople made up the rest of this social class In the early 1500’s more and more peasants became legally free With wealthy from trade, patricians were at the top of the urban society Below them were the burghers who were members of the middle class Below the burghers were the workers, who got terrible wages, and the unemployed. These people made up 30 to 40 percent of the urban population