1. Conclusion of the Italian Renaissance

2. Origins of the Italian Renaissance
The Renaissance as the origin of the Modern World
Individualism, Humanism, Liberalism, valued questioning dogmas
Italy was the heir of the classical world
the ruins of Rome, the exodus of Greeks from Constantinople post-1453, continued existence of ancient texts
Northern Italy had incredible wealth from the 13th century onward (modern banking, textile trade, competing city states)
Largely a movement among the wealthy and educated

3. Italy in 1494

4. Key Ideas
The Peace of Lodi (1454) created a lasting peace in Italy that allowed culture and peacetime pursuits to flourish
Florence under the Medici were the pinnacle of Italian Renaissance achievement
Humanism: Increasing secular interests, glorification of “man” and our achievements, ideal was to be well educated
Leading artists and thinkers to know:
Petrarch, Giotto, Pico, Machiavelli, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Raphael, Titian

5. The End of the Italian Renaissance
French invasion by Charles VIII upset the balance and laid waste to Northern Italy
Portuguese opening trade routes around Africa ends Italian dominance of trade
Atlantic Powers gaining wealth and importance
German territory (HRE) has less need of Italy/Rome
Decreased importance of the Pope
The Questioning Spirit (Humanism) spreads North with a number of important developments especially the Reformation

6. Additional Works of Art…
La Pieta
By Michelangelo

7. Additional Works of Art…
The Mona Lisa By Da Vinci

8. Intro to the Reformation

9. Religions of Europe Following the Reformation

10. What Caused the Reformation?
Early heresies: Waldensians, Albigensians, Jan Hus (Hussites) and others challenged Catholic orthodoxy
The Great Schism and its aftermath, the secularism of Renaissance Popes, and the legacy of the Investiture Controversy altered the relative strength of the Papacy and Priesthood
THE PRINTING PRESS and the speed with which new ideas could be spread
Secular leaders of the HRE less tied to the Pope and the Emperor saw a way to strengthen their position
Religious reformers sought to create a more personal form of Christianity and wanted to confront church abuses

11. What do you remember… What were the causes of the Reformation?
What were some of the main events and important people involved?
What were some of the short-term and longer-term consequences of the Reformation?