THE EUROPEAN RENAISSANCE
c.1350 – 1600s CE
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In what ways was Europe “reborn”?
Where did the Renaissance begin?
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Why Italy?
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 What events in the post-classical era brought Western Europe
into more contact with Asia?
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 Models for a new materialistic society [What is “materialism”?]
Characteristics of the Renaissance:
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How are these characteristics of society different from those of Medieval
Western European society?
Humanism:
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o Concentrated on everyday human problems & relationships
o Advance one’s self through life-long learning  “
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What long-held ideas were likely challenged by this new, humanistic way
of thinking?
The Renaissance resulted in challenging the authority of…
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Who expressed Renaissance ideas?
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Gutenberg’s Printing Press
What changes occurred with Renaissance painting?
 Trace the geographic origin of the Renaissance and trace the spread of
Renaissance/Humanist ideas to Northern Europe: