Chapter 12.1: The

RenaissanceGlobal Studies I

Key Terms urban society a society in which many of

the people live in cities secular worldly, not religious mercenary a hired soldier dowry in Renaissance Italy, a sum of

money given by a wife’s family to her husband upon marriage

What does the word renaissance mean? rebirth

Characteristicsof the

Italian Renaissancesecular viewpoint

recovery from 14th century problems

rebirth of interest in ancient culture

emphasis on individual

achievements

urban society

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How did the Visconti and Sforza rulers become powerful in Milan? Both Visconti and Sforza rulers built a

strong centralized state and a tax system that gave their governments a huge income.

1498

accused of heresy

&

sentenced to death

“Bonfire

of the

Vanities”

Had regulations

against gambling,

swearing, music,

painting & books

forced the Medici out and took

control of Florence

Dominican

preacher

Girolamo

Savonarola

The Italian States

What events

started & ended

the Italian Wars?

French king

Charles VIII led an

army into Italy in

1494 & occupied the

kingdom of Naples.

Northern Italian

states received help

from the Spanish.

The wars ended in

1527, when troops

belonging to the

Spanish king

Charles I

sacked Rome.

The Italian States

Machiavelli and the New Statecraft What was Machiavelli’s view of human

nature? believed that human beings were basically self-

centered

Why was The Prince an important work on political power? Machiavelli was the first to abandon morality as

the basis for the analysis of political activity.

Renaissance Society The Nobility Baldassare Castiglione, The Book of the

Courtier a noble was born, not made expected to have character, grace, and talent had to perform military and physical exercises to

prepare for war Expected to have a classical education and

pursue the arts Follow a standard of conduct

Renaissance Society Peasants and Townspeople peasants made up 85 – 90% of the

population in most of Europe; the rest were townspeople

Renaissance Society

Patricians

Burghers

Workers

Unemployed

Renaissance Society age class

Middle Ages Renaissance

Nobility Primarily concerned with military skill

Classical education, arts, warriors, standards of conduct

Peasants Part of manorial system

More peasants were legally free

Townspeople Merchants and artisans

Patricians, shopkeepers, artisans, guild masters, workers