Chapter 12 Section 1
The Renaissance
Pages 398 – 403
Questions 1-7
Italian Renaissance
• A period of European history that began in
Italy and spread to the rest of Europe.
Urban Society
• Powerful city-states became the centers of
Italian political, economic, and social life.
Secular
• Worldly
Instability
• Not stable unbalanced
Decline
• To lessen. fall back, go downward, turn down
Leonardo da Vinci
• Was a painter,
sculptor,
Architect,
inventor, and a
Mathematician.
Milan, Venice, Florence
• Italian CityStates that
prospered
from
flourishing
trade.
Francesco Sforza
• Became the Duke of
Milan after conquering
the city.
Mercenaries
• Soldiers who got paid to fight
Cosimo de’ Medici
• In 1434 he took control of Florence.
Lorenzo de’ Medici
• Grandson to
Cosimo, dominated
Florence when it
was the cultural
center of Italy
Rome
• Capital of Italy
Niccolò Machiavelli
• The Most influential writers on political power
in the western world
Dowry
• Money a wife’s family would give a husband
upon getting married.
2. Explain why the Italian city-states
were so prosperous.
• They were properous
because of flourishing
trade, and the profits
from the Crusades.
(silk road)
3. Summarize Machiavelli’s view of
human nature.
• People are self-centered by nature.
• For the sake of the State, rulers should act
without moral restriction.
4. Contrast the social structure of the
Middle Ages and the Renniassance.
Middle Ages
Renniassance
Nobility
Primarily
concerned with
military skill
Peasants
Part of manorial
system
Merchants
&
Artisans
Classical
Education, arts,
warrior, standard
of conduct
Peasants were
legally free
Patricians,
Shopkeepers,
Artisans, Guild
Masters, Workers
Townspeople
5. The Big Idea Evaluating
• Why was Leonardo da Vinci been viewed as a
model Renaissance man?
• For his wide range of talents – a painter,
sculptor, inventor, architect, and a
Mathematician all of the exemplifies the
Renaissance man and view of human ability.
6. Making inferences
• What would families of Renaissance Italy
consider to be a good marriage for their child?
• A good marriage is one that will join a family
to a family of wealth, power, and status.
7. Analyzing Visuals
• Examine the image on Page 401
7. Analyzing Visuals
• What feeling do you get from this painting?
What details in the painting create this
feeling?
• There is a feeling of grandeur because of the
ornate clothing on the king and the horses.
The way the view is majestic and it is very
beautiful and how everyone is following him.