Chapter 17: Renaissance and Reformation

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Renaissance andReformation1300-1600SECTION 1 – Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

SECTION – The Northern Renaissance

SECTION 3 – !"ther !ea#s the Refor$ation

SECTION % – The Refor$ation Contin"es


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Section 1 – Italy: Birthplace

of the Renaissance

• &'IN I(E'

• REVOLUTION The Italian Renaissance was a rebirth of

learning that produced many great works of art and

literature

• )*+ IT &'TTERS NO)

• Renaissance and literature still influence modern thoughtand modern art


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TERMS & NAMES

•Renaissance

• Humanism

• Secular

• Patron

• Perspective

• Vernacular


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In the e!innin!"

• Before we discuss the Renaissance which is a rebirth of

ancient !reco"Roman ideologies we must first review

!reece # Rome$

• Renaissance scholars looked down on the art and

literature of the %iddle &ges$ They looked to the glory

days back when Italy was on top$ They drew inspirationfrom the !reco"Roman ideologies studying art 'atin

manuscripts etc$


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Italy#s Ad$anta!es

• Renaissance: rebirth revival of art and learning$• In bringing back the past the people of the Renaissance

actually brought something new to the world$

• The importance of the individual and humanism were main

themes$

• (ventually the Renaissance would spread from northern

Italy to the rest of (urope$

• Italy had three advantages that made it the birthplace of the

Renaissance) thriving cities a wealthy merchant class and

the classical heritage of !reece and Roman$


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%ityStates & the Medici

• *verseas trade spurred by the +rusades had led to the grown

of large city"states in northern Italy$ ,orthern Italy was urban

while the rest of (urope was mostly rural$ +ities were placeswhere ideas were e-changed for obvious reasons and were

the ideal breeding ground for an intellectual revolution$

• %ilan and .lorence flourished during this time$ %erchants

were wealthiest and on top$ .lorence had a republican form of

government for many years /since the 0122s3 but during the

Renaissance the %edici .amily took over$ /They were

wealthy bankers and had branches throughout (urope$3 +heck

out 'oren4o and !iuliano5


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+hat is ,-MANISM.

• *"$anis$) an intellectual movement that focused onhuman potential and achievements$ Instead of trying to

make classical te-ts agree with +hristian teaching as

medieval scholars had humanists studied them to

understand ancient !reek values$

• Humanists influenced artists and architects to carry on

classical traditions$• +ommon sub6ects such as history literature and philosophy

became popular due to humanism$ That7s why these

sub6ects are called humanities.


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Rise of Secularism

• In the %iddle &ges people showed piety wore rough clothing and ate

plain foods$ However humanists suggested that a person could still

en6oy life without offending !od$ In Renaissance Italy the wealthyen6oyed material lu-uries good music and fine food$

• Renaissance individuals were mostly devout +atholics /*bviously5

+heck out the art53$ However the basic spirit of the Renaissance

society was sec"lar 8worldly rather than spiritual and concerned

with the here and now$• %any were patrons of the arts$

• %any wrote in everyday ,ernac"lar or common language insteadof 'atin$


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The RenaissanceRe$olutioni/es Art

• Too much to write5 Please listen as I describe some of the

most famous e-amples of Renaissance art$• 9ey word you will learn: erspecti,e$

• 9ey players: %ichelangelo Raphael 'eonardo

• (ach work of art will be accompanied by the !reco"

Roman sculptures and painting that inspired the artist$ I7d

like for you to compare and contrast the images in the

course of this discussion$


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Buonarroti$ 0;20"

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Machia$elli

• The Prince /0;0A3) %achiavelli e-amines the imperfect

conduct of human beings$ In The Prince %achiavellie-amines how a ruler can gain power and keep it in spite

of his enemies$ In answering this uestion he began with

the idea that most people are selfish fickle and corrupt$

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To succeed in such a wicked world %achiavelli said a prince must be strong as a lion and shrewd as a fo-$ He

might have to trick his enemies and even his own people

for the good of the state$


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