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THE RENAISSANCE
Trade and workshops that produced goods for trade made
Florence a rich city. In addition, the banking business of the Medici's also contributed to Florence's wealth.
Lorenzo Medici's actions encouraged the Renaissance in Florence as he supported the arts and artists, which prompted many
artists and scholars to move to Florence.
The Medici family was similar to a modern international bank. They
had branch offices in many cities in addition to their headquarters in Florence. They made their profit by charging
borrowers a percentage of the money they borrowed.
Renaissance writers began to write in their own languages, instead
of in Latin, so that local readers could read their works.
Petrarch became the most famous poet in Europe.
Although he wrote in Italian, translations of his poetry made him the most famous European poet of his day.
Christine
de Pisan was different from most women writers of her time as she did not write about personal subjects, as most women writers
of the Renaissance did. Instead, she wrote political commentaries, histories, and poems.
Machiavelli gave advice to rulers because they needed to know how to run their government efficiently.
Machiavelli and The Prince
Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat and writer who lived during a
time of great political instability as Italian city-states, the Holy Roman Empire, and other nations were all battling
for power.
Machiavelli viewed politics based on human nature, not religion. In The Prince, Machiavelli
advised a ruler to avoid being hated by not taking away property, to "appear" religious, and to be feared, rather
than loved.
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Leonardo da Vinci was interested
in engineering and the natural sciences.
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Michelangelo
was born near Florence in 1475. At 12 he was apprenticed to one of Florence's popular painters, Ghirlandaio.
When Michelangelo was 16, Lorenzo Medici invited him to join a group of artists!
FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS, MICHELANGELO
PRODUCED SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS.
When Michelangelo turned 75, he decided to retire
his paint brush and go into poetry and architecture.
(above-The Sistine Chapel)
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Shakespeare's
plays are easy to connect to as they show a deep understanding of human emotion and thoughts.
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Galileo had a homemade telescope that he used to view the heavens. Galileo saw that the heavens were "perfect
and unchanging", as he thought at one time.
Galileo saw a supernova, sunspots,the phases of Venus,
and the satellites of Jupiter.
(Above-a supernova)
(above-sunspots)
(above-satellites of Jupiter)
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Cervantes's
novel "Don Quixote" made fun of nobles with old-fashioned ideas because the Renaissance was all about new ideas.
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During the Renaissance technology greatly improved
in the following areas:
-metalworking techniques
-telescope development
-microscope development
-eyeglass
development
-portable clock development
Page song- Loreena McKennit (medieval Italian)
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