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1 Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

Part 1: (pgs 36-39)
Italys advantage
Time period _________
Renaissance means _______ and refers to a _____ of art and literature.
Placed importance of the _____________
Italys advantages:
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City-States
_____ led to growth of city-states in N. IT
Merchants and the Medici
Dominated ________
Merchants believed they deserved power b/c of their ______________
Powerful family of Florence ___________
had offices throughout IT and other EU cities
Cosimo de Medici was the _____________ EU of his time
Cosimos grandson AKA: ____________________________
Looking to Greece and Rome
artist and scholars drew inspiration from their ____________
Studied ____________________________
fled to Rome w/ _____________________

Classical and Worldly values
Scholars were influenced by __________
Classics lead to humanism
Study of ____________ led to humanism
humanism (def)
Humanist popularized the study of ______________________ (humanities)
Worldly Pleasures
Humanists suggested a person might enjoy life w/out _______________.
Wealthy enjoyed _______________________________________
Most were devout _____________
Ren. ________ was secular
secular (def.)
Patrons of the Arts
Church leaders beautified Rome by _________________________
known as _________ of the arts through financial support
Renaissance Man (def)

Renaissance Woman (def)

1.1 Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance
Part 2 (pgs 40-43)
The Renaissance Revolutionizes Art
Ren. artist used __________________ in religious subjects
____________ also became popular
Ren. artist used the technique of ________________
perspective (def.)
Realistic painting and sculpture
Painters began to paint ___________________
Michelangelo was a ________________________________
Famous works:
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2.(will complete in class)
Donatello made sculpture more ________ by carving natural __________
Famous work:
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Leonardo Da Vinci was a _______________________________
a true ______________________
Famous Works:
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2.
Raphael Sanzios favorite subjects were ____________
Famous Works:
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Anguissola and Gentileschi were both __________________

Renaissance Writers change Literature
Vernacular (def) ____________________________________________
Francesco Petrarch is often called the ________________________________
________________. He wrote____________, which were ________________________.
Giovanni Boccaccios famous work was ________________________.
Niccolo Machiavellis famous work was ________________________.
Machiavelli wrote that most ppl are ____________, ____________, & ____________.
In order to succeed in a wicked world, a prince must be ____________ as a ____________ &
____________ as a ____________. Machiavelli was not concerned with what was morally right, but
what was ____________________________________.
__________________________________ was one of the women writers of the
Renaissance.