chapter 13 outline ap euro
Chapter 13: European society in the age of the Renaissance
I. The Evolution of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was a period of enhancement in all aspects of life 1. Economic growth laid the material basis for the renaissance a.1050-1300 witnessed commercial and financial development b. Venice became wealthy from overseas trade c. Genoa and Venice ships sailed all year long B. Communes and Republics 1. Northern Italian cities were communes 2. Milan, Florence, Genoa, Siena, and Pisa gained independence 3. Marriage of nobility and aristocracy formed the urban nobility 4. Popolo disenfranchised and heavily taxed a. Popolo Used armed force and violence to take over city governments b. The Popolo never won the support of other groups C. The Balance of Power Among the Italian City- States 1. Renaissance Italians had a passionate attachment to individual city-states 2. Five powers of Italy: Venice, Milan, Florence, Papal states, Kingdom of Naples a. Most of the five powers operated under a republic 3. The Renaissance created the machinery of modern diplomacy 4. Invasion of Italy 1494 inaugurated a new period in Italian history
II. Intellectual Hallmarks of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was characterized by self-conscious awareness 1. Humanism, Individualism, and secularism all were popular
a. Humanism emphasized human beings, their achievements, interests,
b. Individualism stressed personality uniqness, genius, and talents
c. secularism involves concern with material world instead of spirit
III. Art and the artist A. No feature of the Renaissance evokes greater than art 1. Florence and Rome led the way in all arts 2. The main characteristics were classical balance, harmony and restraint 3. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo were great artist of the time B. Art and Power 1. Powerful
I. The Evolution of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was a period of enhancement in all aspects of life 1. Economic growth laid the material basis for the renaissance a.1050-1300 witnessed commercial and financial development b. Venice became wealthy from overseas trade c. Genoa and Venice ships sailed all year long B. Communes and Republics 1. Northern Italian cities were communes 2. Milan, Florence, Genoa, Siena, and Pisa gained independence 3. Marriage of nobility and aristocracy formed the urban nobility 4. Popolo disenfranchised and heavily taxed a. Popolo Used armed force and violence to take over city governments b. The Popolo never won the support of other groups C. The Balance of Power Among the Italian City- States 1. Renaissance Italians had a passionate attachment to individual city-states 2. Five powers of Italy: Venice, Milan, Florence, Papal states, Kingdom of Naples a. Most of the five powers operated under a republic 3. The Renaissance created the machinery of modern diplomacy 4. Invasion of Italy 1494 inaugurated a new period in Italian history
II. Intellectual Hallmarks of the Renaissance A. The Renaissance was characterized by self-conscious awareness 1. Humanism, Individualism, and secularism all were popular
a. Humanism emphasized human beings, their achievements, interests,
b. Individualism stressed personality uniqness, genius, and talents
c. secularism involves concern with material world instead of spirit
III. Art and the artist A. No feature of the Renaissance evokes greater than art 1. Florence and Rome led the way in all arts 2. The main characteristics were classical balance, harmony and restraint 3. Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo were great artist of the time B. Art and Power 1. Powerful