Renaissance
Mackenzie, Ryone, & Vamsi
What was the Renaissance?
The Renaissance is defined as "the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world." The renaissance was marked by a return to classic ideas and cultures. Artists, scientists, and the scholars began to look at the cultures and achievements of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, study their texts and create new things and accomplishments inspired by their culture and styles.
How Did It Start?
The Renaissance started in Florence, Italy. The main cause of how it started was because of the abundance of artists, writers, architects, and bussinessmen of Italy. Florence was filled with wealthy merchants and businessmen who possessed the money to hire artisans and craftspeople. This inspired competitions among thousands of artists and thinkers. Soon art began to flourish and new thoughts began to emerge leading to the rise of the Renaisance movement.
Where Did It Start?
Why There?
Cities in northern Italy such as Florence, Venice, and Rome were wealthy due to trade and banking, which created a class of businessmen. These men became patrons to individual artists providing them with the funds, residences, and other necessities so that they might focus on using their talents to create paintings, sculpture, literature, and beautiful features of architecture. This funded many artists to create more artwork. This allowed more artowork to be made. Overall, the reason the beginning of the Renaissance took place in Italy was simply the money found there.
Also, Italians felt that they needed to bring Roman culture back with a return to philosophy, literature, and art. Funding, heritage, and a shift in world view all led to the birth of the Renaissance in the northern city states of Italy.
How did it change the world?
Major figures in the renaissance
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Michelangelo
4. Johann Gutenberg
5. Martin Luther
6. John Calvin
7. Galileo
8. Christopher Columbus
9. Ferdinand Magellan
10. Isaac Newton
11. Prince Henry the Navigator
12. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
13. Henry VIII
14. Queen Elizabeth I
15. Francisco Pizarro
16. Hernando Cortes
17. Jean Jacques Rousseau
18. Voltaire
19. John Locke
20. Nicolaus Copernicus
And many, many more...