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The “rebirth” of EuropeRENAISSANCE
Renaissance – Italian for rebirth If something is reborn, what does it imply?
Huge growth in art, writing, philosophy, learning that takes place from 1300 to 1600
What would you need to have for people to grow in writing, art, learning, and philosophy?
WHAT DOES RENAISSANCE MEAN?
• Renaissance begins in Italy for a lot of reasons– Trade – lots of trade went
through Florence, Venice, Milan – other city-states• Trade grew because of
Crusades – why?
– Lots of money available• Rich patrons supported artistic
development
– Close to Greece and Rome• Renaissance influenced by
them
ITALY – BIRTHPLACE OF RENAISSANCE
• Where have we seen humanism before?
• Humanism – focused on ability of individual humans, rather than giving credit to gods–Main philosophy of
Renaissance
• Religion de-emphasized, secular (non-religious) world more important– Religion still very important
(artwork shows that)
HUMANISM
• Scholars in Renaissance didn’t want to focus on just one subject, but become masters of everything
• Known as Renaissance Men, or polymaths
• Basically trying to find out how much human beings could accomplish
RENAISSANCE MAN
Should be well-educatedStill very little influence in
politicsMuch more of a public voice
than beforeStill not equals
RENAISSANCE WOMAN
“The Godfathers of the Renaissance”
Banking family – become leaders of city-state of Florence
Encouraged the artsActed as patrons to
support the works of artists
Also encouraged famous artists to live in Florence
THE MEDICI FAMILY
Most important question for you to consider: how could the philosophy of humanism help lead to the transformation, or rebirth, of Europe that we see in the Renaissance?
QUESTION TO CONSIDER
You are going to examine quotes around the room that represent the different ideas of humanism
Please note: not all of these quotes were said by people during the Renaissance. Instead, these quotes are meant to show you what humanism is all about.
You are going to read through these quotes and use them to help you answer the questions on your worksheet.
DIRECTIONS