The Renaissance

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The Renaissance
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The Middle Ages

• This was an extremely unstable and dangerous time
  to live through
• People were more concerned about surviving each
  day rather than studying or creating art

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The Middle Ages (continued)

• People depended on the church and their lord for
  survival
• With the development of trade routes and the rise
  of the middle class, changes started to occur

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The Middle Ages (continued)

• With the end feudal wars and the end of the
  Crusades, people were more safe than they had
  been in many years

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From the Middle Ages to a Revival of Learningthe
Renaissance

• During this time, European scholars and artists
  began studying the books and art from the Greek
  and Roman Empires

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Revival of Learningthe Renaissance (continued)

• People studied books written by Aristotle and
  Plato and wanted to bring back the ideas of
  Ancient Greece and Rome

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The Renaissance is Born

• The word Renaissance comes from the Latin word
  renascor which means rebirth

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The Renaissance (continued)

• During the Renaissance many new ideas,
  inventions, literature and artwork were created
• The Renaissance began in Italy

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Humanism

• This was an intellectual movement
• Humanists studied the classical culture of Greece
  and Rome

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The Printing Press

• This was the most significant inventions of the
  time that completely changed society

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The Printing Press (continued)

• Johann Gutenberg printed the first complete
  version of the Bible using a printing press with
  moveable type

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Impact of the Printing Press

• Allowed ideas to be spread throughout Europe
• Literacy rates increased