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Was a very important city in Italy becuase of the wool and leather trade as well as the printing press. It was run by the Medici family for more than 3 centuries

Florence

Position on the mediterranean sea (perfect for trade routes), Greek and roman civilization, Rich city states

Why was Italy the birthplace of the renaissance?

Proportion: More realistic human bodies, more mathematically balanced buildings. Perspective: 3d art, center of art was called a vanishing point. Themes in renaissance art: Bibical scenes, battle scenes, potraits, mythological scenes

Artistic Developments?

Petrarch was the first humanist of the Renaissance. He was a poet, historian, and philosopher.

Who was Petrarch and what did he do?

Most famous sculptor of the renaissance times. He painted The Creation of Adam, and sculpted David, Laocoon, and the Pieta. As well as his paintings of the Last Judgment and The Creation of Adam, in the Sistine Chapel.

What did Michelangelo do?

He wrote “Coutier” which described all the things needed to become the perfect Renaissance man.

What did Caglistone do?

He invented the printing press.

What did gutenburg do?

Led to the spread of new ideas and inventions, throughout Europe. Improved education and literacy of the common people. Led to the availability of more books, which created a need for libraries and universities.

Why was the printing press important?

Wrote "Utopia." He was also the founder of the humanist movement in Europe.

Who was St Thomas More and what did he do?

Playwright and poet. He built the globe theatre and is the largest published english author in the world. He wrote Othello, Romeo and Juliette, and Hamlet.

Who was William Shakespeare and WHat did he do?