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Italian Renaissance
• Renaissance means rebirth
• Italian Renaissance occurred between 1350 and 1550 AD.
• The rebirth was of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.
City States
• Italy of the Renaissance was largely an urban society.
• The powerful city-states of the Middle Ages became political, economic, social centers.
• A secular, or worldy, viewpoint developed in this urban society as wealth increased.
Da Vinci: The Renaissance Man
• Well-rounded, universal people were capable of achievements in many areas of life.
• Da Vinci was a…• Painter• Sculptor• Architect• Inventor• Mathematician
Italian States
• Northern and Central Italian city states of Milan, Venice and Florence played crucial roles in the Italian politics of the time.
• Florence rose to be a major city-state thanks to the leadership of Cosimo de Medici in 1434 AD.
• Florence became the cultural center of Italy under the rule of the Medici Family.
The Italian States
• Milan – Francesco Sforza conquered the city with his mercenaries – soldiers for hire.
• Strong centralized state with an efficient tax system.
The Italian States
• Venice – link between Asia & Western Europe.
• Small group of wealthy merchants ran the city.
• It became an international power.
Machiavelli and The Prince
• Machiavelli wrote The Prince which became one of the most influential works on political power in the Western World.
• The book stresses that “the end justifies the mean
Renaissance Society
• Nobles were expected to fulfill certain ideals. The Italian Baldassare Castiglione expressed these in The Book of the Courtier.
• Nobles were expected to have talent, character and grace.
• Nobles were to develop two skills: perform military/physical exercises and to gain classical education.
Renaissance Society continued…
• Peasants made up 85% to 90% of the total European population (the low class).
• Townspeople (workers and the unemployed) made up the 2nd class.
• Less than 1% of the population were apart of the Noble Class.
Renaissance Society continued….
• To maintain the family, parents arranged marriages, often to strengthen family or business ties.
• The marriage was sealed with a dowry- a sum of money the bride’s family paid to the groom.