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Renaissance- what does the word mean?
rebirth, reawakening
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What preceded the renaissance?
middle ages
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When did the Renaissance take place?
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Why did it begin in Italy?
- wealthy, trading cities
- secular
- birthplace of ancient Rome
- rise of middle class
- rise of bankers (patron of the arts)
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Italian wealthy trading cities
Genoa, Venice, Pisa, Florence
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key city (Italy)
Florence
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define secular
- less interested in religion
- more focus on $$, materialism
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middle class consists of
bankers, artisans, merchants
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Humanism
- intellectual movement based on the respect for the culture of A. Greece + A. Rome
- humans are worthy of respect + capable of great things
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2 key ideas of the Renaissance
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Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola quote
"men can do all things if they will"
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the Medici family of Florence
- Cosimo de Medici- powerful banker
- powerful, wealthy
- patron of the arts
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words associated with the renaissance
intellectual, artistic, scientific, education, optimistic
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Education
- improve society
- math, science, history
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Middle Ages
- God is powerful
- men are insignificant
- humans are evil
- obsessed w/ salvation
- pessimistic
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Renaissance
- praise God
- humans were created in God's image
- humans are good
- optimistic
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
- essay on humanism
- God is the "supreme architect of the universe"
- upper world, middle world, lower world
- Humans were created to appreciate God's work
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
upper, middle, lower world
- upper- God + angels- beyond heaven
- lower- creatures, animals, filthy
- middle- humans- Earth
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Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
What separates man from animals?
- intelligence, ability to think
- ability to choose (free will)- man can shape his destiny
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