1. The Renaissance

2. What is it? Means Rebirth Most notable in the growth of the arts
Refers to a return to classical Greco-Roman thought
Return of Humanism “value of human worth”
Individualism increased
Most notable in the growth of the arts

3. Impact of Trade Started in Wealthy Italian nations
Fueled by black pepper trade and banking
Provided access to Muslim knowledge AND the ancient manuscripts they preserved
Gave access to new technology
Printing Press increased literacy and allowed easier spread of ideas

4. Impact of the Church Renaissance was secular in nature
Church rules against banks’ helped to secularize northern Italy.
Supported art/artists
Had stored ancient manuscripts

5. Impact of City States Italy was fractured/ran by wealthy merchants
Partly a result of conflict with the HRE
Mostly Republics, leaders answered to “voters”
Many Byzantines scholars fled to Italy, taking knowledge with them
Competition between these states accelerated this rebirth

6. Renaissance: Was it a Thing?
Eurocentric and based off the idea there was a “Dark Age”
Only impacted the rich and those who served them
majority still lived on farms
Most were still guided by religious, not secular thought
People alive had no idea changes were occurring ?