1. World Civ Mr. Broderick Things to do: Things to Get:
Handouts from the top of the cart
Things to do:
Opener Intro
Application Notes:
Intro to Renaissance, City States and Social Structure.
City States
Machiavelli
Exit Slip
By the end of class, I can explain the structures of city-states, family organization, and major ideas of the Renaissance .
Make sure you are still sitting in your ASSIGNED seat!

2. Opener: Renaissance Introduction

3. Opener: Renaissance Review
1) Where did the Renaissance start?
2) What does the term “Renaissance” mean?
3) Why was da Vinci a Renaissance man?
4) The Divine Comedy was written by whom?
5) What was Michelangelo’s main medium?
6) Who supported the idea that girls should gain an education?
7) Name one Shakespeare play.
8) Name one great Renaissance thinker.

4. The Italian renaissance

5. What major ideas developed during this period?
Art as a powerful form of communication
Rejection of Medieval ideas in favor of Humanism
Increased trade and banking operations (Medici)
Protestant Reformation
Catholic (Counter) Reformation
Emphasis on Greek and Roman ideas (rebirth)
European style family
Married later in life
Emphasis on nuclear families
Limit birth rates
Increase in city populations
Johannes Gutenberg (printing press) introduced moveable type.

6. Most Important Characteristics
Urban Society
City states became the centers of Italian political, economic, and social life
Secularism:
Worldly, non-religious viewpoint emerged.
New money- new ability to enjoy material things
Period of Recovery
Plague, political instability, and decline of church power
Natural warming of the planet provided abundant food sources in Europe.
Renewed interest in classical culture
Humanism
A high regard for human worth and a realization of what humans could achieve

7. Application: Secular Humanism
While you complete this reading activity please have the following out where I can check it:
1. Religion Intro, Hinduism and Buddhism
2. Islam
3. Judaism
4.Christianity and Chart
Complete the handout entitled, “Secular Humanism” in your notes.
Time allotted: 10 minutes

8. Tied Paragraph
In Italy secular humanism was influential in the development of Renaissance thinking. Secular humanism influenced thinking in art, math, philosophy, government, anatomy, and astronomy instead of religion. In astronomy Copernicus stated that the earth revolves around the sun, which offended the church. By saying the earth revolved around the sun, the placement of heaven and hell was put into question.

9. Renaissance society The Nobility Peasants Townspeople
Earned their money by owning land
2-3% of the population
Held important political posts and served as advisors to the King
The perfect noble was someone who served his prince effectively and honestly
Peasants
85-90% of the total European population
Became legally free from serfdom
Paid rent on land
Townspeople
Patricians earned wealth from trade, industry, and banking
Allowed them to dominate their communities economically, socially, and politically (Medici’s were so successful they were almost royalty)
Below patricians: shopkeepers, artisans, guild masters, and individuals who provided goods and services to fellow towns people

10. Family and marriage Family structure was security Arranged marriages
To strengthen business or family ties
Could be determined around 2 to 3 years old
Dowry
Father/husband
Center of the family
Managed all finances
Made decisions that determined the children’s lives
Children became adults when father’s went to court and legally freed them
Mother/wife
Supervise the household

11. Development of City “STATES”

12. Italian city states
Italy didn’t have a centralized monarchical state, so city-states were independent.
City-state: a city with political and economic control over the surrounding countryside
Major trading centers during the Middle Age and Renaissance
Major city-states: Milan, Venice, and Florence
Articles on Italian city-states

13. Italian Wars Italy’s riches were desired by the rest of Europe
French King Charles VIII led an army and occupied Naples in 1491
Spanish came to lend a hand and French and Spanish soldiers fought in Italy for 30 years
1527: The sack of Rome by the armies of Charles I ended the Italian Wars

14. Machiavelli and Statecraft
Wrote “The Prince”
How to acquire and keep power
Abandoned morality in politics.
“Lesser of two evils”

15. Machiavelli’s Ruthlessness Quotes from The Prince
“If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“It is much safer to be feared than loved because ...love is preserved by the link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every opportunity for their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never fails.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“Of mankind we may say in general they are fickle, hypocritical, and greedy of gain.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

16. Quiz: How Machiavellian are you?
Do you have what it takes to be a successful leader according to Machiavelli?

17. How to tally the results:

18. Renaissance Themes: Impact on Society
Banking techniques improved and became profit seeking
City-state leaders experimented with new political forms and functions
Focused on what they could do for the general well-being and their city’s glory
Sponsored cultural activities
Professional armies with emphasis on tactics and training
Diplomacy developed

19. Exit Slip What does the term “Renaissance” mean? Define secularism.
What was the social organization of Renaissance Italy?
Describe the role of the father in a Renaissance family.
Summarize the political advice of Machiavelli.