Renaissance

Renaissance

1. Did it exist?

   • YES
     • Focus in Art, Science and new ideas
       • more detail and understanding of the human body
       • Inspired by Greek and Roman and writings
         • opened up a new world for scholars
           • Humanists
             • Examined ,translated and commented on the writings
         • 15th-16th century
           • some people proved some of the church's theories incorrect, which had never happened before
             • People were more curious
               • people thought of inventions used today
                 • change of artistic styles
       • Still believed in religion
       • Liberal arts
   • NO
     • mainly happened in Europe (Italy)
       • Italy spawned the renaissace
         • reason
           • $ money $
             • society has to be super rich to support artists, elaborate building projects, scholars to translate and comment on really old documents
             • gained lots of money from trade
               • Venice became the richest city state
                 • exported textiles to the Ottomans
                   • Dyed with chemical called Alum
                     • Mainly found in Anatolia
                       • Part of the Ottoman Empire
                       • However in 1460, Alum was discovered in Italy
               • Eastern Mediterainian
         • People were not aware of it
           • only affected a tiny sliver of the European population
             • Didn't filter down to most people the way technology does today
               • Only experienced by the richest people and the people who served them
                 • No sources refer to the Renaissance when it was happening

2. means rebirth in french

   • rebirth of Greek + Roman ideas and culture