Event: The Italian Renaissance begins Cause People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”‚ so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work. Fall of Constantinople‚ which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin. Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek‚ Roman‚ and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”. The Printing
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In the second century B.C. Rome became the prominent power in Central Italy. The people of Rome achieved this feat through a series of warfare‚ and diplomacy. Whether attacking or defending they fought with organization‚ quality in leadership‚ ability‚ and discipline. In fact‚ they used these traits in virtually all aspects of their lives. The success of the Romans started with their organization within the city. Almost all citizens could vote‚ and after plebeians were allowed to hold office
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Lodovico Ariosto Lodovico Ariosto is one of the great humanists of the Renaissance. He was poet from Italy who had a large impact on the Renaissance. Ariosto was born September 8‚ 1474 in Reggio Emilia Italy. He grew up in a neighboring city Ferrar and had a good education. His first teacher was Luca Ripa‚ who was a humanist and he taught Ariosto grammar and rhetoric. Ariosto’s father forced him to study law and he didn’t like it all‚ but his education came to an end when his father died in 1500
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How united was Italy by 1860? INTRODUCTION To a large extent‚ Italy was not united by 1760 Reason: - There is no integration of all state uniting as one - Parochialism: people owe their royalty to their locality and thus‚ although Piedmont have shown herself as the only state suitable to lead the Italy confederation (if it was united)‚ sense of nationalism can still not be found. - YET: it was pretty much united when compare to 1815‚ or 1848. BODY One of the
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Renaissance means ’rebirth’ or ’recovery’‚ has its origins in Italy and is associated with the rebirth of antiquity or Greco-Roman civilization. The age of the Renaissance is believed to elapse over a period of about two centuries‚ approximately from 1350 to 1550. Above all‚ the Renaissance was a recovery from the Middle Ages and all the disasters associated with it: the Black Death‚ economic‚ political and social crises. For the intellectuals‚ it was a period of recovery from the "Dark Ages"; a
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Great Minds of the Renaissance The renaissance was a cultural movement which saw a flowering of education‚ literature‚ art and sciences. The renaissance saw an inflow of new ideas and new practises‚ and left a profound cultural legacy. The great minds who helped this movement make its mark were the incredible artists of Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Michelangelo;; then you have the remarkable scientists Galileo and Nicholas Copernicus
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The Humanism of Cultural Artifacts in the Renaissance The Renaissance had many great accomplishments toward the rebirth of ideas‚ communication‚ artistry and beliefs. Humanism in the Renaissance was seen all over Europe beginning in Italy in the 14th Century showing a revival of the cultural arts. A few of the greatest influences are seen of The School of Athens‚ the paintings in the Sistine Chapel‚ and the statue of David. Humanism in the Renaissance cultivated great intellectual movement. It
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and forfeiture * Italy became the place where the renaissance‚ or the rebirth of Europe‚ would take place. Specifically Florence. This is because Italy had several factors that set it apart from the rest of the European nations * When the Roman
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| THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE IN ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | By: DENYS HAY | | | 5/13/2009 | | European History to the 1500 THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE IN ITS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND By: DENYS HAY Professor of Medieval History University of Edinburgh The Italian Renaissance took place in Europe around 1600 AD between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The word renaissance (Rinascimento in Italian) means
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This essay on Modern and Tradition‚ in relation to the Renaissance is quite interesting‚ especially since it is known as the rebirth in the European civilization and is characterized by the revival of the arts‚ a social restructuring and a scientific revolution. This era of history is definitely a beacon drawing to who seeks the origins of modernity. Most scholars do agree that it took place over the past millennia‚ since ideas from Italy spread over Europe and transcended the continental boundaries
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