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The Rise of the Renaissance

I. The RenaissanceA. Western Europe emerged from the Click here to enter text.during an era known as the Renaissance:

1. From 1300 to 1600, Western Europe experienced a “Click here to enter text.” in trade, Click here to enter text.& Greco-Roman ideas

2. During the Renaissance, Europeans developed new ideas in Click here to enter text.gov’t, & human Click here to enter text.

3. The Renaissance marked the beginning of the “Click here to enter text.”

II. What changed during the Middle Ages that gave rise to the Renaissance?A. Trade and Cities

1. The Click here to enter text.increased European demand for Click here to enter text.from Asia

a. Italian Click here to enter text.began meeting the demand for Click here to enter text.in Europe

b. As a result, Italian Click here to enter text.& a wealthy Click here to enter text.class began to form in Italy

2. The most important Italian city was Click here to enter text.where wealth from Click here to enter text.sparked the Renaissance

a. A new middle class of Click here to enter text.merchants, & skilled craftsmen gained lots of Click here to enter text.

b. The Click here to enter text.family were wealthy Click here to enter text.who used their wealth to turn Click here to enter text.into Italy’s most Click here to enter text.city

B. Government 1. Click here to enter text.were able to Click here to enter

text.merchants & use their wealth to build Click here to enter text.& strong nations which hurt the power of the Click here to enter text.

2. From 1337 to 1453, Click here to enter text.& Click here to enter text.began a conflict called the Hundred Years War

a. During the war, Click here to enter text.increased as people became loyal to their king & Click here to enter text.rather than their lord

b. During the Click here to enter text.War, new military Click here to enter text.decreased the power of feudal lords & knights

i. The discovery of Chinese Click here to enter text.led to the development of Click here to enter text.which helped armies penetrate castles

ii. The invention of the Click here to enter text.allowed soldiers to shoot accurately up to Click here to enter text.yards which decreased the importance of Click here to enter text.on horseback

C. Religion1. In the late Middle Ages, the Click here to enter text.& the Click here to enter

text.Church lost some of its influence as a result of the losses to Click here to enter text.armies during the Crusades

2. Despite having less Click here to enter text.the Catholic Church was still an important part of peoples’ lives & the pope remained Click here to enter text.

D. Human Potential

1. During the Middle Ages, peasants did not own Click here to enter text.& had no options other than remaining loyal to a Click here to enter text.& work within the Click here to enter text.system

2. The rise of Click here to enter text.during the Renaissance gave people options to leave the manor & move to Click here to enter text.to serve as merchants or skilled artisans

3. One reason for the decline of the manorial system was the Click here to enter text.known as the Click here to enter text.

a. In 1347, a trade ship arrived in Italy carrying plague-infested Click here to enter text.

b. The plague swept Click here to enter text.throughout Europe along trade routes

c. The plague killed Click here to enter text.people in 5 years ( Click here to enter text.of Europe’s population)

d. The plague caused a Click here to enter text.shortage; those that survived could demand higher Click here to enter text.& more rights

4. During the Renaissance, people had more Click here to enter text.than ever before which led to a belief that people can Click here to enter text.

5. Click here to enter text.became the center of attention during the Renaissance

a. Social Click here to enter text.was based on wealth & Click here to enter text.not birthright

b. A new way of Click here to enter text.began during the Renaissance called Click here to enter text.

c. Humanists studied the “Click here to enter text.” ideas of Greece & Rome & believed that Click here to enter text.could make the world a better place

6. What was expected of men & women in the Renaissance?a. The “Click here to enter text.” was well educated, smart, can dance, write

poetry, & play music; (called a “Click here to enter text.Man”)

b. The “Click here to enter text.” should have the same qualities as men but should not seek Click here to enter text.or political Click here to enter text.(Renaissance women were better educated but had Click here to enter text.than medieval women)