What role did the new technologies play in the birth of the Renaissance?
art architecture and writing
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Why were cities important to the birth of the Renaissance?
They exchanged ideas from city to city
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What are secular ideas?
ideas centered on the things of the world
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Famine and disease cause Europe's population to become smaller
with fewer people to feed, the general standard of living was higher
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An increase of trade leads to the growth of a middle class made up of merchants, bankers, and tradespeople
people in the middle class had extra money to spend on luxuries
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New technologies are introduced
paper making for example helped make possible the development of printing the ability to create and store books led to the growth of libraries and the spread of
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Unlike much of Europe, Italy is more urban and commercial.
It was where the development of a class of merchants and bankers who were becoming wealthy and powerful
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Humanism develops as an important value
scholars did not try to connect classical writings to Christian teachings. Instead they tried to understand them on their own terms
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Renaissance thinkers stress secular ideas
Powerful or wealthy people showed an interest in secular ideas by acting in patrons , paying artists, writers, and musicians to create beautiful works of art.
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How did the methods and subjects in art change during the Renaissance?
painting became more realistic because of perspective. also went beyond religion
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What did Renaissance writers write about?
renaissance writers wrote about their own thoughts and feelings, and to express themselves
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What effects did the emphasis on individuals have on painters and sculptors?
Artists began to paint and sculpt prominent citizens, revealing distinctive characteristics about each subject.
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What Method did painters use to achieve a realistic style?
Painters developed the use of perspective which created the illusion that their paintings were 3D
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How did writers reflect renaissance values in their work?
They wrote either for self-expression or to portray the individuality of their subjects
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How did the writing of Petrarch, Boccaccio, and Machiavelli demonstrate the values of humanism?
They wrote in new, unfamiliar styles that inspired other writers and made literature more widespread. Their literary accomplishments included a lot of poetry (s
