During the Renaissance‚ many political policies and treatises were developed. Those systems contributed to the development of Western civilization and still influences today’s European societal structure. City-states arose in Italy during the Renaissance‚ as the traditional monarchy erode. There were five specific powerful city-states: Milan‚ Venice‚ Florence‚ Naples‚ and Papal States. These city-states contributed to the birth of modern diplomacy. Each of the city-states gained power and representation
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works of the greatest artists ever known: Rapheal‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ and Michelangelo. First‚ the “School of Athens” by Rapheal was acknowledged as the perfect embodiment of the Classical spirit of the High Renaissance. It represents all characteristics that can describe the Renaissance ideal: “a high degree of sensitivity to ordered space‚ a complete ease with Classical thought‚ obvious inspiration from the Roman architectural past‚ a brilliant sense of color and form‚ and a love for intellectual
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THIS WAS LIMITED TO UNDER 500 words--and WAS AN ESSAY ANSWER (TIMED) FOR A MIDTERM EXAM Question: Describe the importance of the Renaissance in Italy. Answer: The Renaissance‚ literally the "rebirth‚" was just that to Italy. As the Middle Ages came to a close‚ so too did the overshadowing gloom finally subsidize in Italy--and eventually Europe. The new view on human existence spread like wild fire and spawned a rekindled "secular" approach that embraced the Individualist movement (the "successful
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reflected by the cultural change in Italy during the Renaissance period which led to the explosion of the arts and new inventions. In the late medieval period‚ just before the Renaissance‚ north Italy was becoming very urbanized and contained some of the largest cities in Europe. Italy’s economy greatly benefited from trade‚ which allowed some big cities to become much more industrialized. Trade allowed for great amounts of exported goods which generated wealth for Italy. According to Clinton Sandvick
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Why did the Renaissance Start in Italy? The Renaissance started in Italy because of three reasons. One reason is because of Italy’s flourishing cities. The cities brought in trade‚ allowing new ideas to be spread. The Medici family /merchant class‚ trade‚ and new ideas in architecture and building designs allowed Italy to have such great cities. The second reason is because of the well educated people that lived there. These educated people developed new ideas and philosophies such as Humanism
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Albrecht Dürer‚ was a famous Renaissance artist from outside Italy. He was born in Germany and he was the most famous German artist of the Renaissance. He was born on 21 May‚ 1471 in Nuremberg‚ south Germany and his father was a goldsmith. As a young man he began his training in drawing and woodcutting. He became an apprentice to the best known artist in the city of Nuremberg when he was fifteen years old. After this‚ he travelled to other European countries‚ including Italy‚ and he met other artists
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Venice Italy during the Renaissance In the early renaissance Venice was a major European country‚ it was founded in the fifth century. The main role of the renaissance was trading to foreign countries. During the Renaissance the population was 150‚000. This Era was marked by interest in human studies such as art‚ literature‚ science‚ and philosophy.(Origins of the Renaissance)Venice is a popular tourist destination in this century attracting nearly 20 million tourists each year. Three things
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Enlightened Despots 12/2/2012 AP European History Also known as benevolent despotism‚ the form of government in which absolute monarchs pursued legal‚ social‚ and educational reforms inspired by the ideals and philosophy of the Enlightenment‚ enlightened despotism spread throughout Europe during the 18th century. Monarchs ruled with the intent of improving the lives of their subjects in order to strengthen or reinforce their authority. Implicit in this philosophy was that the sovereign knew the
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granting equal rights. “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations‚ pursuing invariably the same object‚ evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism‚ it is their duty to throw off such government‚ and to provide new guards for their future security” The author is comparing the treatment given to women with a type of despotism and she is reminding the government that its main duty is to protect the people and if they fail to do so they must be remove from power. It shows that the
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Vendetta in Renaissance Italy Book Response Written by Edward Muir‚ this powerful microhistory analyses the events during 1511 in the town of Friuli‚ Italy at the time of the carnival. Muir’s thesis for his book‚ Mad Blood Stirring comes together in separate parts throughout his introduction. Firstly‚ Muir attempts to establish the importance of the Venetian rule over the province and people of Friuli and its capital city‚ Udine. Due to its geographical location‚ this part of Italy was essential
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