The Italian RenaissanceChapter 12, Lesson 2

Objectives

• Describe the political and economic conditions that made northern Italy the birthplace of the Renaissance

Renaissance

• Comes from Latin

• Rebirth or revival

• Renewed attention to the Classics

Monarchy

Italian City-States• 250 small states (most ruled by cities)

• Some were small

• Some were as large as 100,000 people

• Milan

• Venice

City-States

• Each were independent

• All formed when townspeople began to free themselves from the landlords.

What Made This Possible?

• Italy did not have a strong central government

• Republic- head of the government is not a monarchy.

Ruling -Class

• Florence- Made up of about 800 wealthy families

Renaissance and LifeChapter 12, Lesson 2

Objectives

• Define “humanism.”

• Understand how humanism differed from the values of the Middle Ages.

The Renaissance and Life

• People changed the way they saw the world.

• People were sill very religious.

But !

Different Priorities

• People wanted to make their lives on earth better.

• Not concerned with heaven and hell as much

The Classics

• People learned latin to read the classics.

• Wanted to recreate the spirit of the classical arts.

• Studied the classics, or humanities

The Humanism

• People who studied the classics

Humanists• They didn’t see people as sinful.

• People had

• Dignity

• Self worth

• Ability to achieve anything

3 Lessons from the Greeks

1. Individual worth

• Improve themselves through learning

3 Lessons from the Greeks

2. Public service

• Families built public buildings

• Churches

• Helping artists and writers

3 Lessons from the Greeks

3. Developing a variety of skills

• Well rounded individuals

Humanists

• Had no limits