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The​ ​Renaissance​ ​332-340
Rebirth​ ​in​ ​Greco-Roman​ ​civilization​ ​from​ ​1350-1550
Called​ ​the​ ​Renaissance​ ​which​ ​means​ ​rebirth
Occurred​ ​in​ ​Italy
Age​ ​of​ ​recovery​ ​from​ ​the​ ​fourteenth​ ​century/Black​ ​Death

Renaissance

a
...

c
...


Economic​ ​Recovery

a
...
Expanded​ ​lines​ ​of​ ​trade​ ​along​ ​Atlantic​ ​seaboard
c
...
Hanseatic​ ​league​ ​(Hansa)​ ​obtained​ ​over​ ​80​ ​cities​ ​that​ ​they
used​ ​for​ ​trading​ ​purposes
b
...
Bruges​ ​was​ ​the​ ​economic​ ​meeting​ ​place​ ​for​ ​Hanseatic
merchants​ ​and​ ​Flanders​ ​Fleet​ ​of​ ​Venice
d
...
National​ ​territorial​ ​states​ ​began​ ​to​ ​grow​ ​in​ ​power​ ​and​ ​take
over​ ​the​ ​trading​ ​cities​ ​and​ ​ports

Industries​ ​Old​ ​and
New

a
...
New​ ​industries​ ​such​ ​as​ ​printing,​ ​metallurgy,​ ​and​ ​mining
became​ ​important
c
...
Florence​ ​began​ ​to​ ​regain​ ​its​ ​power​ ​by​ ​establishing​ ​banking
with​ ​thanks​ ​to​ ​the​ ​Medici​ ​Family
b
...
Collapsed​ ​in​ ​1494​ ​due​ ​to​ ​expulsion​ ​by​ ​the​ ​French

Social​ ​Structure

a
...

Clergy
ii
...

Peasants

Nobility

a
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They​ ​served​ ​as​ ​military​ ​officers​ ​and​ ​held​ ​important​ ​political
roles
c
...
Nobles​ ​were​ ​required​ ​to​ ​be​ ​born​ ​a​ ​noble​ ​with​ ​noble​ ​character,
participate​ ​in​ ​military​ ​events,​ ​and​ ​also​ ​have​ ​a​ ​classical
education

Peasants

a
...
Serfdom​ ​began​ ​to​ ​decline​ ​and​ ​peasants​ ​began​ ​to​ ​become
more​ ​legally​ ​free

Urban​ ​Society

a
...
Burghers-​ ​shop​ ​keepers
c
...
Slavery​ ​had​ ​almost​ ​disappeared​ ​and​ ​completely​ ​switched​ ​to
serfdom
b
...
Most​ ​slaves​ ​were​ ​female​ ​and​ ​usually​ ​young​ ​girls
d
...
At​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​15th​ ​century,​ ​many​ ​slaves​ ​were​ ​freed​ ​by
their​ ​owners​ ​and​ ​slavery​ ​began​ ​to​ ​decline

Family

a
...
Some​ ​wealthy​ ​families​ ​lived​ ​near​ ​each​ ​other​ ​and​ ​would
dominate​ ​entire​ ​urban​ ​districts
c
...
The​ ​father​ ​or​ ​husband​ ​was​ ​the​ ​center​ ​of​ ​the​ ​family

Marriage

a
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Dowry​ ​was​ ​the​ ​amount​ ​of​ ​money​ ​the​ ​wife’s​ ​family​ ​presented​ ​at
marriage

Children

a
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The​ ​wives​ ​primary​ ​function​ ​was​ ​to​ ​bear​ ​children​ ​and​ ​take​ ​care
of​ ​them
c
...
Arranged​ ​marriages​ ​encouraged​ ​extramarital​ ​relationships,​ ​or
sex​ ​out​ ​of​ ​marriage
b
...
​ ​Prostitution​ ​was​ ​also​ ​viewed​ ​as​ ​necessary​ ​and​ ​prostitutes
wore​ ​gloves​ ​on​ ​their​ ​hands​ ​and​ ​a​ ​bell​ ​on​ ​her​ ​head

This​ ​reading​ ​gave​ ​us​ ​an​ ​introduction​ ​to​ ​the​ ​renaissance​ ​especially​ ​the​ ​economic​ ​recovery​ ​and
basic​ ​lifestyle
...
​ ​The
family​ ​played​ ​an​ ​important​ ​role​ ​and​ ​women​ ​were​ ​given​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​more​ ​rights
...
Northern​ ​Italy​ ​divided​ ​by​ ​duchy​ ​of​ ​Milan​ ​and​ ​Venice
b
...
Very​ ​rich​ ​due​ ​to​ ​trade​ ​and​ ​large​ ​amounts​ ​of​ ​merchants

Republic​ ​of​ ​Florence

a
...
Governed​ ​by​ ​a​ ​small​ ​merchant​ ​oligarchy
c
...
Appeared​ ​in​ ​Central​ ​Italy
b
...
In​ ​the​ ​Renaissance,​ ​popes​ ​directed​ ​their​ ​efforts​ ​towards
re​ ​establishing​ ​these​ ​states

Kingdom​ ​of​ ​Naples

a
...
Renaissance​ ​didn’t​ ​really​ ​help​ ​Naples​ ​and​ ​the​ ​city​ ​was
mostly​ ​composed​ ​of​ ​peasants

Urbino

a
...
Under​ ​his​ ​supervision,​ ​Urbino​ ​was​ ​a​ ​place​ ​that​ ​was
greatly​ ​influenced​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Renaissance
c
...
Women​ ​who​ ​married​ ​rulers​ ​usually​ ​helped​ ​them​ ​in​ ​their
rule​ ​and​ ​many​ ​were​ ​highly​ ​educated

Italian​ ​Warfare

a
...
Italian​ ​states​ ​signed​ ​Peace​ ​of​ ​Lodi​ ​to​ ​end​ ​a​ ​half​ ​a
century​ ​war
c
...
States​ ​also​ ​gained​ ​the​ ​help​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Spanish

Diplomacy

a
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Diplomats​ ​were​ ​used​ ​to​ ​find​ ​important​ ​information
especially​ ​in​ ​times​ ​of​ ​war
c
...
He​ ​was​ ​first​ ​a​ ​secretary​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Florenece​ ​Council​ ​of​ ​Ten
b
...
​ ​Florence
and​ ​the​ ​papal​ ​states​ ​greatly​ ​influence​ ​the​ ​expansion​ ​of​ ​trade​ ​and​ ​impacted​ ​the​ ​economy
...


357-361

Growth​ ​of​ ​French​ ​Monarchy

a
...
Taille-​ ​annual​ ​direct​ ​tax​ ​on​ ​land
c
...
Charles​ ​the​ ​Bold​ ​attempted​ ​to​ ​create​ ​middle​ ​kingdom
between​ ​France​ ​and​ ​Germany

Civil​ ​War​ ​in​ ​England

a
...
Henry​ ​Tudor​ ​defeated​ ​the​ ​last​ ​Yorkist​ ​king​ ​and
established​ ​the​ ​Tudor​ ​dynasty
c
...
Aragon​ ​and​ ​Castile​ ​were​ ​the​ ​strongest​ ​Spanish
Kingdoms
b
...
Importance​ ​of​ ​controlling​ ​catholic​ ​church
d
...
Ferdinand​ ​and​ ​Isabella​ ​battled​ ​muslims​ ​by​ ​attacking
Granada

Success​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Habsburgs

a
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Habsburg​ ​dynasty​ ​had​ ​possession​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Holy​ ​Roman
Emperor
c
...
Struggled​ ​to​ ​achieve​ ​the​ ​centralization​ ​of​ ​their
territorial​ ​states
b
...
Church​ ​became​ ​a​ ​large​ ​and​ ​prosperous​ ​institution

End​ ​of​ ​Byzantine​ ​Empire

a
...
Seized​ ​the​ ​lands​ ​of​ ​Seljuk​ ​Turks​ ​and​ ​Byzantine
Empire
c
...
80,000​ ​troops​ ​verses​ ​7,000​ ​defenders​ ​led​ ​to​ ​siege​ ​of
Constantinople
e
...
​ ​A​ ​civil​ ​war​ ​broke​ ​out​ ​in​ ​england,​ ​but​ ​spain​ ​was​ ​finally​ ​unified
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361-365

Wyclif​ ​and​ ​Lollardy

a
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Said​ ​there​ ​was​ ​no​ ​basis​ ​in​ ​scripture
c
...

b
...

d
...
Sacrosancta-​ ​general​ ​council​ ​of​ ​church​ ​received
authority​ ​from​ ​god
b
...
Execrabilis-​ ​condemning​ ​appeals​ ​to​ ​a​ ​council​ ​over
the​ ​head​ ​of​ ​the​ ​pope

Renaissance​ ​papacy

a
...
Julius​ ​II​ ​most​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​politics​ ​and​ ​war
c
...
Popes​ ​efforts​ ​made​ ​rome​ ​a​ ​cultural​ ​leader​ ​during​ ​the
renaissance
e
...
Raphael-​ ​commissioned​ ​to​ ​paint​ ​and​ ​construct​ ​Saint
Peter’s

Elimination​ ​of​ ​worldliness​ ​and​ ​corruption
Attacked​ ​the​ ​excessive​ ​power​ ​of​ ​the​ ​pope
Council​ ​of​ ​Constance​ ​tried​ ​summoning​ ​hus
Finally​ ​a​ ​truce​ ​was​ ​created​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​peace

Religion​ ​played​ ​a​ ​significant​ ​role​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Renaissance​ ​time​ ​period
...
​ ​Buildings​ ​and​ ​paintings​ ​also
helped​ ​represent​ ​the​ ​power​ ​and​ ​wealth​ ​during​ ​the​ ​time​ ​period

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