Your Renaissance Review guide
Directions:
1.Create your own review guide questions and responses following pages 2-3
in the packet (use the list we generated in class on the back of your packet
2. Be sure to have a question. Along with a list of key terms - people, places,
events, ideas
3. Then, Write the question and terms below and THEN respond to those
questions and using the terms
4. Donโt forget to study the artwork on pages 2-3. You MUST be able to
identify the name of the art, artist and spelling counts
1. Why did the renaissance began in Italy and how did the renaissance values create a
new outlook from the Middle Ages?
โ With the Churches weakening of power the people lost faith in the church questioning
them new focus of the ren was secular, who am I? What is my potential?
โ Ren begins 1350-1550 ren= rebirth of art and learning
โ Began Northern Italy and spread north after 100 year war
โ Developed first in italy because
โ Location
โ Weather and merchants
โ Classical heritage of greece and rome
โ Italy was also an independent self governed city and nobility won there. In these
societies social rank was earned not inherited
โ Merchants where the wealthiest, most powerful individual achievement= wealth and
power
โ Florence was the start and queen city of ren housing the Medici family were big patrons
of art
โ With the birth of the renaissance gave birth to new values the renaissance values
โ Humanism - the main focus point where humans as the center of everything
โMan is the measure of all thingsโ
โ Secularism - focus more on earthly life rather than the religious afterlife. More
value is in earthy living
โ Individualism - people become unique from one another wanting to make a name
for themselves, think for themselves and be yourself. Big part of western culture
today
โ Skepticism - question things and explore further for more answers. Questioning
attitude shows the rise of national science. Shake up the system.
โ Generalist - become well rounded, become a renaissance man someone who
good at a little of everything
โ Classicism - Looking back and taking inspiration from the classics from Greece
and Rome.
