1. The renaissance
World History-2014

2. Essential Question
What changes in society and in cities stimulated the beginning of the Renaissance?

3. The Rise of Italian City-states
Make a Hypothesis:
What is going to be the catalyst to the Renaissance?
Europe
Middle East
Black Death
Byzantine Empire
Roman and Greek Society

4. Italian City-States Grown Wealthy From trade First ruled by Guilds
What was a guild again?

5. Italian City-states Later, powerful families took control
More interested than just power
Spent money on Ceremonies, parties to impress
Established Schools for rich children
Built churches and palaces
DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR?

6. ITALIAN City-state
Venice
Rome

7. Italian City-States: City life
Rich lived in large homes
Poor in run down tenaments
Piazza-City Center
Families lived and worked together in a neighborhood

8. Italian City-States: Florence
Medici Family
Attracted Artist, Poets and Philosophers
Trade declined in 1490
Food shortages
Lack of housing

9. Italian City-States: Florence
Monk named Savonarola led an overthrow of the of the Medicis
Thought Renaissance ideas were hurting Florence
Made parties, gambling, swearing and horse-racing illegal
1498 the Medicis returned to power
It was too late for Florence to return to power

10. Italian City-States: Papal States
By the s the power of the Pope’s had declined
Spent incredible amounts of money rebuilding the ruins of the Papal States
Built wide streets
Built palaces and Cathedrals

11. Italian City-States: Papal States
The Pope’s were not very Pope like
Political leaders
Collected Taxes, minted money, raised armies and waged war
Rodrigo Borgia or Pope Alexander VI
Raised an army for his son who then captured cities throughout central Italy
Papal States then replaced the power of Florence

12. Italian City-States: Venice
Built on 117 islands
Grand Canal was filled with Traders from Europe and the East
Ruled by the Merchant Aristocrats
Controlled Senate and Council of Ten
Doge official ruler, had to follow others

13. Italian City-States: Venice
Loyalty to the city of above all more important than the individual
Last city to see the Renaissance due to their connection to the East rather than Europe

14. Answer these questions