1. Economic,Political and Intellectual Change

2. Merchants gain wealth Acquired control of papal banking
Profited from loans, investments, and money exchanges
Dominated European and North African cities
Poured money back into art and urban industries

3. Patrons Provided financial support for Rise of culture Scholars
Painters
Sculptors
Poets
Architects
Rise of culture

4. The Medici

5. Nobles Started losing power
Italian cities started gaining independence
Nobles moved into cities and intermarried with rich merchant families
Created a rich, elite oligarchy

6. Diplomacy Five powers dominated Italy Created high amount of conflict
Established a balance of power
Diplomacy: the policy of making emotionless negotiations
Great political achievement of their time

7. Humanism Emphasized human achievement, interests, and capabilities
Studied the classics to study human nature
Still Christian
Still rejected ideas that were opposed to Christianity

8. Humanism continued Education and moral behavior was the most important
Should seek an active life
Put their ideas into practice
Diplomats, layers, businessmen, politicians
Do what benefits the public good

9. Individualism Emphasized the importance of the individual
Prized their own uniqueness
Fully developed their special skills and capabilities
Coined the term “Renaissance Man”