Italian Renaissance Historical Snapshot

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Black Plague's impact on the Italian Renaissance:

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Left farmland, buildings, machines, and gold for survivors.

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Italy's location as a commerce hub during the Renaissance.

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The Silk Road reopened, making Italy's cities like Venice and Genoa key trade points for merchants from Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

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Meaning of "Renaissance" reflects a "rebirth" of Ancient Roman and Greek ideas.

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"Renaissance" means "rebirth", as the people of this time rebirthed and expanded upon Ancient Roman and classical Greek ideas.

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City-state not mentioned for commerce specialization:

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Genoa held a sailors school and developed specialized ships and fine pottery.

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Meaning of "benefit" in context: "Florence became known as the banking city, exchanging currencies and offering loans with interest. The Medici Family leveraged this need to their benefit by strategically taking control of banking in Florence."

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The good of someone or something

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Support for humanism's encouragement of curiosity and experimentation.

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This worldview reconnected with nature and opened the door for mindful study of everything around them, beyond just religious subjects.

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Renaissance writers like Dante and Machiavelli made their works accessible by writing in common languages instead of Latin.

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Wrote in common languages instead of Latin.

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Gutenberg's printing press: Major Renaissance achievement?

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Increased book and pamphlet production and availability.

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Renaissance math influenced three fields. Which was NOT one?

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Communication

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Architectural elements revived in the Italian Renaissance:

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Arches, columns, and domes