The Renaissance in Italy

What was benefitted from the renaissance

Benefiting from the revival of trade that resulted from the Crusades, Italy had wealthy influential people who became patrons (supporters) of literature, art, and science.

How did Erasmus become an inspiration to other people

By satirizing social evils, Erasmus encouraged people to think about reforms.

What did people concern themselves with

Concerned themselves, not with religious matters, but with everyday human problems.

Machiavelli

Father of political politics. He was a humanist and he looked at the way politics are in Italy and Europe and thought that religion was taken out. He thought politics is a dirty game and someone has to play it. He wrote about how to gain power and how to keep power. He was very much a historian and wrote about italian history. His main book is the prince. He wrote about contemporary italian history as well

Castiglione and significance

He wrote a book called the courtier. It is how to live an ideal renaissance life. If you want to be a friend of a ruler, you are going to have to act, do, and achieve certain things. He came up with the idea of the renaissance man. This is a master of all trades and it is something that virtually does everything well. All of his talents to the best of his ability basically a renaissance man has to know how to do everything. For example, combat, good at finances, artistic, a skilled diplomat or politics, knowledgeable about religion, music, skilled in sports. There are very few renaissance men. A renaissance woman is basically supposed to achieve a lot of things but not mostly physical activities

pedestas

the strong men of the city and they maintained law and order

Stuidia huminitatis

the structure of the ancient greek and latin and speaking elegantly and persuasively.

Sir Thomas More

An Englishman, he wrote Utopia, a book about an ideal country that was free from war, injustice, poverty, and ignorance.

Pico della Mirandola (1463-1494)

An Italian, who lived for a while near Florence, was a scholar of law, philosophy, Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and Arabic. He spoke in praise of the dignity of human beings. He spoke on the greatness of man

What key languages were involved in the renaissance

Ancient Greek, Roman, and Latin Languages

The Renaissance Period

(14th-17th centuries) Meaning rebirth or revival. This was a historical period of approximately 300 years marked by a revival in art, literature, and learning.

Medici Family?

15th Century: Florence came under the control (rule) of the Medici family. * Originally a merchant family who amassed a fortune in the wool trade and then expanded into banking. 2. The Medici's (especially Lorenzo the Magnificent, 1469- 1492) became outstanding patrons of Renaissance Art.

Dante

A humanist who wrote stories in italian and wrote the Divine Comedy which showed his fake journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven

Northern Renaissance

A new age for Northern Italy that opened the door of new technology

Where did they get their inspiration from

Drew inspiration from classical civilization - eagerly seeking, studying, and publicizing ancient Greek and Roman manuscripts.

What great achievements occured in the Renaissance

Featured great achievements in literature, art, and science. The origin of the Renaissance in Italy It had been the center of Greco-Roman Culture, Italy contained sculpture, buildings, roads, and manuscripts that excited curiosity about classical civilization.

significance of Florence

Florence attracted people of talent from elsewhere in Italy, and the city acquired many priceless works of art. The Renaissance Spreads

most stable city in Italy

Florence was very stable because the Medici family ruled over them for a long time because of the medicine they provided and sold

What else did the renaissance focus on

Focused attention upon secular society rather than the medieval preoccupation with the Church and religious affairs.

Bruni's beliefs

He thought that the education of the mind will help us better understand God, Man, and the World around us.

Erasmus

He was Dutch and a brilliant classical scholar. b. In his book, Praise of Folly, he ridiculed superstition, prejudice, upper class privileges, and Church abuses. He wanted to take in the Greco roman ideas of the ancient worlds humanist ideas, christian ideas from the modern world, creating fusion, and have humans live better lives. He was from the netherlands He wrote In Praise of Folly (making fun of contemperary institutions and fill the world with religion

What did people focus on in the Middle Ages

In the middle ages, people glorified God, in the renaissance, the way to glorify God changed and saw that man was the greatest creation and they made many great by worshipping God.

How did the renaissance begin

It began with the rediscovery of Greco-Roman Civilization which had been neglected during the Middle Ages.

What did the renaissance emphasize

It emphasized reason, a questioning attitude, experimentation, and free inquiry. This is contrasted with the medieval concern with faith, authority, and tradition.

What did the renaissance focus on

It glorified the individual and approved worldly pleasures, viewing life as worthwhile for its own sake, not chiefly as a preparation for the life to come (salvation).

Petrarch (1304-1374)

Italian who studied the classics and wrote poetry in both Italian and mostly Latin. He was the father of humanism and he imitated the style of classical writers.

Cisneros

Knew Greek, Italian, Latin, and Hebrew. He wrote a bible in three different languages He was a spanish cardinal He also founded an university

Where was the Renaissance located

Located on the Mediterranean, Italy had absorbed stimulating new ideas from the more advanced Byzantine and Muslim Worlds.

Northern Renaissance involvements

More ordinary people like the middle class citizens. Did a lot more religion as part of education Has printing presses and could be printed rather than copied by hand They practiced individualism which means that every person is different Focused on religious study from Human study They were mostly reformed, and saw that the world has many problems and believed that they should solve the problems The notion of fixing the church and reforming and getting rid of society

despiterators

Most city-states were ruled by despiterators. Despite had absolute power and control. They did this because they wanted to maintain law and order

Why were nations in italy constantly fighting

Most leaders wanted to stay ahead of the curb because they were constantly at war with each other.

Orator

One who gives speeches

Philosophy

Philosophy was the way for people to treat one another.

What requirement of daily lifestyle was a little bit replaced with secular learning

Religion

What happened in the 15th century

Renaissance ideas began to spread from Italy to France, the German states, Holland, and England.

significance of MoreonMarriage

Represents the policies of Marriage and Divorce in the Excerpt of Utopia. Remarriage. Senate always has to approve the divorces. They would present themselves naked before they get married because they could trust each other and have a physical attraction. They would make sure they would spend the rest of their lives with each other Condemn adulterers or esses to death or slavery if they have only done it once. To make sure there is no cheating To ensure they will have children. Marriage is meant to be a safe outlet for sexual urges

Christine de Pizan

She was considered a pioneering feminist writer and one of the most notable women writers of medieval times. She served as a court writer for several dukes and the French royal court during the reign of Charles VI.

Who wrote the excerpt of MoreonMarriage

Sir Thomas Moore

humanism

study of the Greek and Roman classes and the ancient church fathers and to perform an ancient way of learning.

What did the original humanist writers get resources from

The original humanist writers looked at the original source instead of relying on someone else to say something about it.

What was the ideas effects on other civilizations

The spread of these ideas resulted from religious, military, and commercial contacts. 3. Many northern scholars also traveled to Italy to absorb Italian art and learning.

conflicts of Italy

They had internal conflict because of social classes and they had ranks of how worthy people are. The wealthiest people increased on their finances but they never shared it with the poor and the poor was envious about that and that is why the poor and the workers were the largest class while the upper class was the most small. This wasn't a period of piece

Da Feltre

This means physical and educational exercise. Pico della Mirandola had strong beliefs for this

Oligarchy

a small group who have authority or are educated people ruling over a region

Boccaccio

an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works, including The Decameron and On Famous Women.

What is the translation Mens sana in corpore sano san

healthy mind and a healthy body