L 33 & 34 Florence and the Reniassance

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Which region is Europe?

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Which country is Italy?

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The Renaissance began in which city-state?

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Florence

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What was the Reniassance?

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rebirth of classical art, ideas and knowledge in Europe

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Why was Florence important to the early Renaissance?

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It was the wealthy trade and banking city in Italy that it started in.

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Who had grown wealthy and gained power in Florence and funded the Renaissance?

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The Medici Family

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During the Renaissance, Florentines were greatly inspired by

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humanism

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What is humanism?

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a way of thinking that balanced faith with values focused on humanity, nature and society

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What did Renaissance architects study and model their own buildings after?

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Roman and Greek ruins

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For the first time since ancient times, sculptors in the Renaissance made statues that were

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freestanding