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The Renaissance
Major Characteristics
Renaissance
What: An age of recovery that saw a re-birth of classical culture from ancient Greece and Rome
Renaissance
When: Started in the late 14th century and extended into the early 16th century
Renaissance
Where: Began in the Italian city-states before spreading to northern and western Europe
Renaissance
Who: Elite phenomenon that had only an indirect impact on the great mass of society
Renaissance
How: This new urban society emerged out of the growing wealth from trade that promoted a new spirit for enjoying more worldly things (growth in secularism & individualism)
Renaissance
Why:
Growing corruption and weakness of the Church
Increasing recovery from the dismal 14th century
Discovery of the ancient classics
Spread of printing
Renaissance
Historical significance:
Promoted a new worldview that emphasized individual ability and worldly accomplishments
Effects of the Renaissance• Humanism• A form of education and culture based on the study of
the classics of ancient Rome & Greece (Petrarch)• Program revolved around the “Liberal Arts” –
grammar, rhetoric, poetry, ethics, & history• This was often seen as something that should be
shared with the broader community in the sense of a civic duty to serve the city-state (Italian)
• An underlying belief in the educatibility of all human beings (education was key to true freedom in that it allowed people to achieve their full potential)
Effects of the Renaissance
Development of Vernacular Languages
Impact of PrintingDeveloped during this time period
Johannes Gutenberg and moveable type (between 1445 and 1450)
Quickly became one of the largest industries in Europe
Encouraged scholarly learning and research, sharing of research, expanded literacy