Unit 2-The Renaissance (1350-1550)

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Francisco petrarch@

one of the earliest and most influential Renaissance humanists, often called the father of Renaissance humanism

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humanism

A Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical latin and greek texts and focused on human potential and achievements rather than focusing on the afterlife.

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Italian City states

often at war with eachother, all were sovereign while being ruled by the HRE.north of rome they were republics(florence) or signoris (one man dynasties e.g. milan)

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economic changes and developments

trade and manufacturing created wealth, Venice and Genoa were thriving port cities, Florence dominated the merchant side of things with the bankers who dominated throughout europe.

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the renaissance and education

@created new education system that was basis of future european education,

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medici

aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century

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The prince"

Written by machiavelli, described that power is more important, "better to be feared than loved

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Renaissance art

paintings, sculptures, and architecture that displayed emotion, and referenced the classics.Brunelleschi;architect Donatello;sculptor botticelli;painter who referenced gods. in northern europe new technologies formed like using oil paints. women were excluded

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The renaissance man

a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics

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100 years war and effects.

Since the french won they became more powerful and unified. England made taxation on the people because the war was so expensive. Peasant revolts were the main cause of the taxation

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concordat of bologna.

1516 - Treaty under which the French Crown recognized the supremacy of the pope over a council and obtained the right to appoint all French bishops and abbots

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Spanish inquisition"

An organization of priests in Spain that looked for and punished anyone who wasn't christian and the conversos, "new christians

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Class in the Renaissance

classes weren't acknowledged, but they still existed based on wealth, nobles kept their prestige

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debates about women.

Debate among writers and thinkers in the Renaissance about women's qualities and proper role in society

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the printing press

15th century invention which revolutionized the ability to print information which in turn affected the speed of the spread of information and the growth of literacy. Created by gutenburg

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Utopia, Thomas More.

-Depicts an idyllic island society and its religious, social, and political customs

-Influenced many Enlightenment and communist ideas, as well as modern literature; discussed the ills of European society.

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in praise of folly

written by Erasmus, criticized the problems of the Church

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