Ha Nguyen AP Euro Mrs. Broffman DBQ The Renaissance, which is a french word for “ “, had begun to take way in the fourteenth century, Europe, where it influence were still spreading until the late sixteenth century. Study of the classicals, mostly the Greco-Romans, were increasingly popular among the people of Europe; humanism was then starting to take shape. In the Renaissance the values and purposes of education was emphasized by humanists, who wants to use it to improve society, economic increased, and above all, to be able to restore religious beliefs.
The Renaissance was a period of rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman cultures. It was made possible by the invention of man named Gutenberg who created a machine were letters can be printed on paper, in a very efficient way and volumes. Books were printed in quantities that spread the recollection of knowledge very fast, both as it related to religion and to cultural knowledge. The most important consequence of the printing press was the spread of cultural knowledge because there was an enormous amount of cultural information to be spread, religious information was already disseminated quite well, and new information that available through the new invention gave way to the advancement of science, geography, philosophy, mathematics, etc.
Both the Italian and Northern Renaissance began with a time of prosperity where people were wealthy enough to be able to support such an event. The same factors were involved in the Renaissances, but Italy and the North
Futhermoe; the banks were very sucessful as they financed public infrastructure such as: railways and public works. The banks being nationalised allowed Giolitti to achieve some of his aims, for example, the funding meant that from 1900-07 public infrastructure sector saw an increase of 50% more being spent by the goverment. Giolittindecided that even though Italy had been unified the country was still divided in ways, using the money from nationalised banks enabled him to build trains, this slightly closed the gaps between the north and the south, the trains meant the southerns now had forms of transports and they could get jobs by helping to build the trains. The trains also meant that Gioliiti had slightly solved the issue between the divide between the North and the south in geographical and physical terms as now it was much more easier to get to one side of the country this meant that some of the working classes might adhere to Giolitti. Lastly; the railway allowed Giolitti to achieve some of his political aims as the threat of
The Bank was to act as a depository for federal funds and paid national debts, but it was answerable only to the directors and stockholders. The supporters of this bank were mainly people involved in the industrial and commercial ventures. On the other
Viacheslav Bobarikin Bobarikin 1 Diana Gisolfi HA501 Italian Renaissance Art History 12/03/2014 Painter’s Guild of Renaissance Florence The guilds (referred to as the Arti) of Renaissance Florence were associations of craftsmen and merchants that represented the specific arts and trades within the city/state of Florence throughout 12th-16th century, with the cloth merchant’s guild being the fist to be documented in 1150. Consisting of seven major guilds, five medium guilds and nine minor guilds, each guild was responsible with controlling the quality and quantity of artisans and production of goods and services as well as encourage a highly efficient and specialized division of labor through highly detailed statutes and regulations governing the quality of its product, the methods of manufacture, and the prices to be charged. These regulations were meant to promote a uniform ideal of production for members to adhere to, making exactly the same thing by the same methods and selling it at the same price.
During the Renaissance in Italy, art practices were focused on proportion, perspective and artists paid significant detail to the human anatomy. In addition, art practices during the Italian Renaissance were heavily influenced by wealth. On the other hand, art practices during the Renaissance in Northern Europe focused on society and everyday life. The Protestant Reformation greatly impacted the direction behind art practices during the Renaissance in Northern Europe.
7th centuries when there was a new interest in science and in ancient art and literature especially in Italy” Merriam Webster's dictionary. Economic links existed between the mercantile north (notably Flanders) and the merchants and bankers of Florence – especially those involved in the woollen trade. In the courts of northern Europe during the 15th century, especially that of the Dukes of Burgundy, there existed centres of art and artists. These courts employed artists, as did the Italian Renaissance courts, to create decorative arts for appreciation, memorial and pageantry.
They were the merchants in banking. Due to their success in banking businesses, they became the most influential and strong powerhouse in Europe during 15th to 17th century. Banking was not an easy business in modern world, it was even harder back to past, because at that time, taking interests from the money that you have lent was illegal in church’s view. Taking interests was just nit nice. However, economists are equally indispensable in any periods in the history to keep the economy running.
This wealth and power leads to new innovations in the Renaissance. Anther effect of the Age of Exploration that eventually supported the Renaissance, was the rise of new institutions. Document seven is a painting showing a moneylender. He is handling money in this painting. Financial institutions were all created from the wealth and power that flowed into
In this time Italy had really wanted to make their city more known than their “rivals”, so they started to increase the amount art and bring culture back into the city-state so that it would flourish and be the most beautiful. The Reformation period was one in which the catholic church was being criticized and people were discovering that there were reasonings beyond the
At the time, the continent of Europe was embroiled in conflict between major kingdoms such as that of the French, English, Portuguese, Spanish and the Holy Roman Empire. The papacy in Europe too wanted to exercise influence larger than it already did, and in the east there was the Ottoman Empire making its way into the balkans and Africa. The city states of Italy were in constant threat as except for the Swiss, all the powers In Europe desired more territory, thus giving rise to great political instability in the region. Florence was among the richer city states in Europe because of the fortunes that many of its banking families and wealthy merchants had
Famine and disease completely shook-up European society, and many people suffered and died. As a result, the population decreased, and with fewer people to feed, farmers began to produce more food than they needed, raising the standard of living. Schools began to provide a basic education, and trade increased, which led to the development of a new social class with nobility at the top, a middle class, and peasants at the bottom. The rise of Italian city-states also played a vital role in the Renaissance; Florence is where the Renaissance began. The Italian city-states invested in the arts to gain power and wealth through trade.
The Influence of the Medici When describing the Renaissance the first elements that come to mind is the rebirth of art. While art is one of the main things that took a new form there was also a restructuring in economics, education, and a change with those in political positions. There has always been a family in power throughout all of history, and while those families in power did have certain control over some of the areas around them. There was no family that was ever in such full control like the Medici family. The Medici family is known as the “Godfathers of the Renaissance”.
Introduction The Renaissance was a period during which Europe flourished through the middle ages. The Renaissance comes from the French word rebirth. Given the name Rebirth, it was not only a historical period in Europe, but also the emerging of a new spirit of intellectual and creative review. It was the main feature in the religious, political, and theoretical sensation.
