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2. Renaissance Renewed interest in Classical World
Crusaders and merchants bring back ideas from east about classical learning
Flowering of art and learning—Renaissance

3. Classical Art Artists of Greek and Rome
Sculpture pottery, murals and mosaics
Balance and harmony
Lifelike and idealized
No perspective

4. Medieval Art Stained glass, sculptures, paintings and manuscripts
Teach religion to people who could not read or write
Jesus and saints
Important people are bigger
People are stiff and serious

5. Renaissance Art Sculptures, murals, drawings and painting
Importance of people and nature
Religious and non religious
Life like
Every day tasks
Rebirth of Art

6. Trade and Commerce New ideas and goods to Europe
Crusaders strengthen contact w/ Byzantine and Muslims
Marco Polo sparks interest in Asia—increases value of good

7. Cities Venice, Genoa link Western Europe to Asia and become rich
Use coins
Money changers
Banks

8. Patrons
Wealthy due to trade
Commission new buildings and art

9. Italian City-States Middle ages-cities demand self-rule
Power city and surrounding towns
Some republics are governed by elected officials
Power in the hands of rich merchants
Medici's—Florence—rule by one family for a long time

10. Italian City States (Con’t)
Develop specialties
Rich families built buildings, art, universities and hospitals
Ideas spread to the rest of Europe

11. Humanism Renewed interest in classical culture
Petrarch-loved old books
Searched all of Europe
Allowed scholars to read
Learn about old societies and learned from them

12. Humanities Grammar, rhetoric, history, poetry and ethics
Improve work of Greeks and Romans
Individual achievement over class