01 The Rise of the Renaissance Notes

TheRiseoftheRenaissanceI.TheRenaissanceA.WesternEuropeemergedfromthe________________________duringaneraknownastheRenaissance:

1.From1300to1600,WesternEuropeexperienceda“____________”intrade,___________,&Greco-Romanideas

2.DuringtheRenaissance,Europeansdevelopednewideasin_____________,gov’t,&human_________________

3.TheRenaissancemarkedthebeginningofthe“__________________________________________”

II.WhatchangedduringtheMiddleAgesthatgaverisetotheRenaissance?A.TradeandCities1.The___________________________increasedEuropeandemandfor__________________________________________fromAsia

a.Italian________________________beganmeetingthedemandfor______________________inEurope

b.Asaresult,Italian___________&awealthy_______________classbegantoforminItaly

2.ThemostimportantItaliancitywas___________________,wherewealthfrom____________________sparkedtheRenaissance

a.Anewmiddleclassof___________________,merchants,&skilledcraftsmengainedlotsof________________

b.The_________________familywerewealthy______________whousedtheirwealthtoturn___________________________intoItaly’smost________________________city

B.Government1.________________wereableto__________merchants&usetheirwealthtobuild_______________&strongnationswhichhurtthepowerofthe_________________________________________

2.From1337to1453,_______________&_______________beganaconflictcalledtheHundredYearsWar

a.Duringthewar,_____________________________increasedaspeoplebecameloyaltotheirking&_________________,ratherthantheirlord

b.Duringthe________________________________________War,newmilitary______________________________decreasedthepoweroffeudallords&knights

i.ThediscoveryofChinese______________________ledtothedevelopmentof___________________whichhelpedarmiespenetratecastles

ii.Theinventionofthe___________________allowedsoldierstoshootaccuratelyupto_________yardswhichdecreasedtheimportanceof_________________onhorseback

C.Religion1.InthelateMiddleAges,the_______&the_________________Churchlostsomeofitsinfluenceasaresultofthelossesto_______________armiesduringtheCrusades

2.Despitehavingless___________________________,theCatholicChurchwasstillanimportantpartofpeoples’lives&thepoperemained_________________________

D.HumanPotential1.DuringtheMiddleAges,peasantsdidnotown_______________&hadnooptionsotherthanremainingloyaltoa___________________________&workwithinthe________________________system

2.Theriseof_______________duringtheRenaissancegavepeopleoptionstoleavethemanor&moveto________________toserveasmerchantsorskilledartisans

3.DuringtheRenaissance,peoplehadmore_______________thaneverbeforewhichledtoabeliefthatpeoplecan_________________________________

4.__________________becamethecenterofattentionduringtheRenaissance

a.Social_________________wasbasedonwealth&__________________,notbirthright

b.Anewwayof___________________beganduringtheRenaissancecalled___________________________

c.Humanistsstudiedthe“____________________”ideasofGreece&Rome&believedthat__________________couldmaketheworldabetterplace

5.Whatwasexpectedofmen&womenintheRenaissance?a.The“_________________________”waswelleducated,smart,candance,writepoetry,&playmusic;(calleda“________________________Man”)

b.The“_____________________________”shouldhavethesamequalitiesasmenbutshouldnotseek____________orpolitical________________;(Renaissancewomenwerebettereducatedbuthad_____________________________thanmedievalwomen)

ClosureActivity:Directions:TheimagetotherightisavisualmetaphorthatshowsthefactorsthatledtotheRenaissanceinEurope.Usethewordbanktolabeleachofthe7partsonthevisual.Bepreparedtodiscussyouranswers

VisualMetaphorWordBank• ClassicalideasofGreeceandRome• Thegrowthofcity-states• Travelandtrade• Learning• Medievalideas• Art• Humanism