Jillian Kurzmann's Blog 5/24/18

Jillian Kurzmann
5/24/18
Honors Western Civilization

Today in class, we took a test. After, we too notes in the textbook.

Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

  • Setting the Stage
    • Europe suffered from war and plague. 
    • Those who survived wanted to celebrate life.
    • They questioned the institutions of the Middle Ages.
    • Some questioned the church.
    • In Italy, writers and artists began to express this new spirit and experiment with different styles.
  • Italy's Advantages
    • This movement caused an explosion of creating in art, writing, and thought from 1300-1600.
    • This is called the Renaissance.
      • Renaissance- rebirth or revival of art and learning.
    • The educated people wanted to bring back to life the culture of classical Greece and Rome.
    • These new changes helped artists explore the depths of individuality.
    • Three advantages of the Renaissance are thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and heritage of Greece and Rome.
    • City-States
      • Overseas trade led to the growth of large city-states.
      • Most of Europe was still rural.
      • Cities were an ideal breeding ground for an intellectual revolution.
      • The bubonic plague struck cities and killed 60% of the pop.
      • Economic changes: fewer laborers, higher demand of wages, less opportunity to expand business, and merchants pursued art.
    • Merchants and the Medici 
      • High percentages of citizens could be involved in political life.
      • Merchants dominated politics.

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