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The European Renaissance
How did the
civilizations of Asia,
Africa, and the Islamic
World help sparklearning in Europe?
How is the European
Renaissance a
process of global
exchange?
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What is the European
Renaissance?
A cultural movement from the 14th -17th
century (1300s-1600s)
The European Renaissance began in Italyand spread north- It means rebirth in
French
It influenced literature, philosophy, art,
politics, science, and religion
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Islamic roots to the European
Renaissance
European Scholars began to study original
Roman, Greek and Islamic texts directly
The Muslim World also inherited the
heritage of Greece and Rome they had
copied ancient documents and improved
on ancient learning
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Europe at 1300
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Global Exchange
The Italian city states
Venice and Genoa
were able to tap into
the wealth of theIslamic, Indian, and
Chinese civilizations
through trade
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Islamic Achievements
Great centers of learning Cairo, Cordoba,Baghdad
Advances in:Philosophy,
Medicine,
Mathematics,
Astronomy
Cartography,Social sciences,
art, music, literature
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Influence of the Mongols:
How did they unite the Eurasian landmass?
What did they bring West from China?
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Where did these new ways of thinking come
from?
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Mongol influence on the Silk Road
From 1204 to 1368, the
Mongol Empire united
most of the Eurasian land
mass-revived silk road
trade zone and broughtmany Chinese inventions
to the Middle East and
the Byzantine empire and
eventually Europe -compass, stirrups,
printing press, paper,
gunpowder, rudder
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The Influence of the Byzantine Empire:
The Byzantine Empire
preserved some of
the learning of the
Greeks and theRomans
Constantinople
connected by trade to
both the Silk Roadand the
Mediterranean world
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What changed in Europe to create
conditions for the Renaissance? The Crusades showed
the Europeans howadvanced the MuslimWorld was. This awoke a
hunger for new goodsand new learning- likemedical advances, sugar,textiles, almonds, spices,science etc.
European scholars beganto visit Islamic centers oflearning and bring backideas-
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Influence in Europe
Through these many new sources
Europeans discovered that the ancients
did not always agree with each other.
This also helped Renaissance scholars todebate and questions established ideas.
Wh t h d i E t t
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What changed in Europe to create
conditions for Renaissance?
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What changed in Europe to create
conditions for the Renaissance?
The Black Death killed 1/3 of thepopulation of Europe
Some people turned to religion tofind answers, but others turnedaway from the Church
There was more land and fewerworkers in Europe now- peoplecould demand better treatmentfrom landlords-they looked to lifeon earth for happiness- not justheaven.
The garments of dead were turnedinto rag paper- books becamecheaper at the same time theprinting press (a Chinese, Korean,German invention) evolved
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Why did the Renaissance begin in
Italy?
Italian city-states looked to thesea for their economicprosperity. Genoa and Venicecontrolled the Mediterraneantrade routes that connected
Europe with the Islamic,Mongol, and ByzantineEmpires.
surrounded by the ruins ofRome
ruled by the merchant class-
they believed that they earnedtheir social ranks (unlikenobility) so placed highemphasis on individual merit
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Why Florence?
Florence was ruled by
the Medici family who
gave great donations
to support the arts
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Renaissance Themes
Humanism- looks at human potential and achievements,encourages people to go back to the original sourcesand interpret them for themselves
Enjoyment of worldly pleasures-without offending God
Patrons of the arts- the Roman Catholic Church and thewealthy
Renaissance men strive to master almost every areaof study (universal man) both academic and artistic (be adancer, poet, scholar, and a swordsman etc.)
Renaissance women- inspire art but rarely create it,know Classics and be charming but dont seek fame