Italy

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Italy

• Italys location on the sea meant it had a
  regular flow of travelers and traders.
• It had the benefit of roads and architecture left
  over from the Roman Empire.
• It sat on some major trade routes.

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City-States

• At this time Italy was
  split into city-states.
• These were like countries but were small and not
  always ruled by a king.
• They did not get along very well with each other.

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The Medicis

• A family of bankers
  who ruled Florence.
• They paid many artists during the Renaissance.
• Without them, the Renaissance may not have
  happened.

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The Medicis
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Continued

• The Pope wanted to take over Florence (and the
  rest of Italy).
• He sent an assassin to kill the Medici leader.
• The Medicis remained strong and kept control of
  Florence.

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The Printing Press

• Invented around
  1450 by Gutenberg
• Spread reading to
  the masses since
  books became much cheaper.
• The church lost its control of knowledge. (why?)

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Humanism

• Ism means doctrine or philosophy
• Human means human

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Humanism
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Humanism

• As people started to read old books they saw that
  they focused on life on Earth.
• During the Middle Ages people were more concerned
  with Heaven.
• Humanists changed the focus back to life on Earth.

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Ya, so?

• People began to challenge the Churchs role in
  society.
• People believe that wealth is ok because it lets
  you do good things.
• People believe a good citizen needs an education.

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Religion
Art
Science

• During this time art, science and religion
  greatly influenced each other.
• Sometimes they worked for each other, sometimes
  against each other.