Renaissance Notes

Time period

1350-1500 Roughly

Age of what?

Recovery from 14th century disasters. Mostly plague

how did city states rise

trade increased wealth. Florence was banking center, so Madeches made it Capital.

What were the causes of Renaissance being in Italy

City States: Genoa, Venice, and Florence
Development of a Merchant class
Visual Remains of Roman Empire
Patrons to the Arts

What did the Development of a Merchant class do?

made a new source of wealth and rising middle class.
New wealthy elite wants to demonstrate their wealth by patronizing the arts

What did Patrons to the Arts do?

wealthy and powerful families did this
The status elevated in society
Artists will be celebrities.

Patrons

enough money to purchase

Individualism

Celebration of an individual

Humanism

Love of classical learning.

What are the 5 areas of study for humanism?

Gramer, Poetry, History, Rhetoric, and Philosophy

Secular

Separation of Church and state.

What were Machiavelli's ideas in his book?

Wrote “the prince”. The book rejected the idea that the prince must be ethical. The idea that a prince must do what is best for the kingdom. Good prince must be feared by his people.

Estates

Class system. Clergy Nobility, and peasants and towns people.

Courtier

A book outline the way to be a noble

Patricians

Wealthiest members of urban society

Why were marriages arranged

to protect family status in society

Dowry

Sum of money given by the wife's family to the husband upon marriage.

When were children able to be independent.?

Until the father went to a judge and declared they were adults

Features of Renaissance Monarchies

Large standing army
Central authority in King
Power of Legislative was limited
Use of diplomacy

France

King Charles VII
Devastated from war
Use taille to pay for the army

Taille

tax

England

Many problems when king dies.
Henry VII defeats last yorkist king Richard III
avoided war to bring stability too government.