The Italian Renaissance
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THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE
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BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE
• Authority was placed in the church, they held the answer for everything.• Their authority was never questioned
• Italians lacked respect for science.• Except for Leonardo di Vinci
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POLITICAL HISTORY
• Five Important States• Milan• Venice• Florence• Papal Domain• Naples
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CITY-STATE PROFILES
• Helpful Webpages • http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/gilbert/03.html• http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/endmiddle/c-
states.html• Good for Milan and Florence
• http://faculty.uml.edu/CulturalStudies/Italian_Renaissance/5.htm
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END OF THE RENAISSANCE
• Rome sacked in 1527• Changing role of the Pope• Politics• Constant Wars, all bloodless until 1494 when French
arrived• Pure Italian Wars• Country Defenseless• Foreign Intervention
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WHAT DID THE RENAISSANCE GIVE US?
• Aftermath• Broke down the rigid scholastic system• Revived the study of Plato and Aristotle• It encouraged the habit of regarding intellectual activity
as a delightful social adventure, not a cloistered meditation aiming at the preservation of a predetermined orthodoxy.
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RENAISSANCE HUMANISM
• Seeking Wisdom of the Ancients• Scholarship Challenges Tradition• Linguistic Correctness• Confronting the Original Texts
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MACHIAVELLI
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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
• Born and died in Florence• Most important works• The Prince• Discourses on Livy
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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
• The Prince• How should a Prince act?• Foundation of states?• Art of War• Ends justify the means.• What is the fear in trying new things?• Safer to be feared then loved.
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NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
• Discourses on Livy• How should a Prince act?• Foundation of states?• Art of War• Checks and Balances• Ignorance of the people
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SECONDARY SOURCES
• Reading Machiavelli in Iraq• Iraq like Italy• Who did Machiavelli influence?
• That’s what Machiavelli can teach us• Misunderstood for his time• Wrote from his experiences
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ASSIGNMENT: DUE NOV. 8TH
• 1. Locate a primary and or secondary source.• 2. Read and annotate the source and provide
notes and comments.• 3. Write a 1-2 paragraphs connecting your source
with class sources and show relevance to study of the Italian Renaissance.
• REMINDERS!!!!• Find an academic source not an opinion based article.• Reference rubric to obtain full credit.