Chapter 2 Notes

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How Renaissance Ideas Spread Slowly

Feudalism - fertile soil - agriculture

Rigid system not open to new ideas

Monarchs protected their lands & wanted power

100 years War - Germany, Netherlands, England, & France - not advancing arts or sciences

War limited travel

Religion - Roman Catholic Church - moved to France - maintained Status Quo

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How Renaissance Ideas Spread Quickly

War is over - people travelled!

People moved to the cities - work

Collapse of the feudal system

Monarchs centralized their power

People had freedom - explored arts, science, & philosophy

When there was fighting - brought back new ideas

Nobles hired craftsmen

When there was peace - then there was TRADE - HUMANISM

Increased business and banking

Wealth used to support artists

Roman Catholic Church began to lose it’s power

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How Renaissance Ideas Spread

Scholars and artists from Europe travelled to Italy's city-states to study & exchange ideas

When they returned they exchanged Renaissance ideas - each idea changed to fit individual societies

Artists developed new techniques and ideas - adopted by many artists

Writers and philosophers expressed ideas that showed changing worldviews

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The Printing Press

An invention that allowed writing to be printed

Knowledge of printing and making paper passed along the Silk Road

Gutenberg k this knowledge - created efficient printing press that printed on both paper and vellum

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How Humanism Affected the Renaissance Worldview

Classical writings suggested that life on Earth had value

Before humanism - people believed that preparing for afterlife was more important than worrying about daily life

Studies explained that humans had potential to do great things as individuals - without being limited by the strict social roles of the Middle Ages

These ideas became the foundation of a philosophy called humanism

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How Scholars and Philosophers Spread Ideas of Humanism

Scholars went to universities to study and teach

As students became exposed to humanism, they wanted to learn more - they went home to share new ideas and attitudes

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How Artists Spread Ideas of the Renaissance

Developed new artistic styles, techniques

Create masterpieces

Art reflected new thinking of humanism

Believed that humans were entitled to have beauty and joy in the earthly life

Artists made pieces to portray humanism

Renaissance Artists

Travelled, shared ideas

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How Scientists and Mathematicians Spread Renaissance Ideas

Scientists looked at the world using reasoning and observation

Interested in searching for natural causes that accepting things the way they were

These observations made scholars interested - scholars began making observation too

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How Writers Influenced the Renaissance

Latin was used by Church but writers wrote their works in their own languages

The writings were in different languages - increased a common sense of identity among their speakers, readers, & writers

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The Ultimate Renaissance Man - Leonardo da Vinci

Amazing curiosity

Great intellect

Master in engineering, biology, painting, sculpture, botany, music, philosophy, architecture, science, mechanics, invention, & anatomy

Deep understanding of many things

Finished only a few paintings, but ha a great influence on other Renaissance painters - studied and copied his techniques

Designed domes, buildings, and bridges

He was interested in movement and machines - bicycle, airplane helicopter, parachute, tanks, submarines, diving suits - he kept detailed notes and diagrams

Kept meticulous notes on human anatomy as he completed dissections of cadavers

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Humanism Thrones

Medieval Times = Pope + King at the top, peasants at the bottom

Renaissance Times - Humanism starts = God at the top, peasants at the bottom

2020 - Humanism now = Me at the top, God at the bottom