1. Renaissance
Chapter 17
SSWH9a,b,c,g

2. Trade & Commerce Change Town Life
Towns were ctrs for trade & shipping
Luxury goods (silk, spices, porcelain) could be purchased
Guilds (unions) contribute $ to build churches

3. Town Life During the Middle Ages
Society
Power
Status
Towns small-society based on agriculture/most ppl live in country
Lords/Nobles had most of power
Owned land
Provided protection to towns via knights
Status determined by birth

4. Town Life During the Renaissance
Towns grew - based on commerce
Ppl move to cities
Merchants had most of power
Limited power of lords
Influenced politics
Gained ctrl by organizing banks
Status determined by wealth & ability
Society
Power
Status

5. The Growth of Italian City-States How did Florence become the most influential city-state?
Purchased luxury goods from east & resold at huge profit
Strong ties w/ Muslim merchants
Sold insurance to sea traders to protect investments
Created banks that gave loans & exchanged currencies

6. What was the Renaissance & why did it begin in Italy?
Renaissance = French for “rebirth” refers to revival of arts/learning
Renaissance flourished in Italy WHY??
Wealthy class invested in the arts

7. Why People Became Interested in Ancient Culture
Crusades made Europeans eager to learn about world
Scholars thought ancient Greek & Roman writings would solve problems

8. A Fascination with Classical Cultures
Niccolo Machiavelli – “The Prince”
Leaders should do whatever is needed to achieve goals

9. A Fascination with Classical Cultures
Michelangelo – painter, sculptor, architect
Sistine Chapel, La Pieta
Leonardo Da Vinci – painter, sculptor, inventor, engineer
“Renaissance Man”
Mona Lisa, Last Supper

10. Michelangelo--Sistine Chapel

11. Michelangelo & La Pieta

12. Leonardo da Vinci The Last Supper

13. Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa

14. A Belief in Human Potential
Humanism-each person should develop talents thru politics, sports & arts
Emphasized individual worth & achievement
Study classics = create better world

15. A New Type of Scholar Called a Humanist
1456 Johannes Gutenburg invents movable type
Books become avx
Writers
Dante: wrote in vernacular
Petrarch: “Father of Humanism”
Erasmus: All ppl should study Bible

16. Gutenburg & Printing Press