Its breif history about greece, age of exploration etc

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THE RENAISSANCE

Classical GREEK AND ROMAN themes/styles

Realistic, detail, expression, emotion, action, anatomical studies

Humanism - focus on man

INDIVIDUALISM - expressing own feelings

Unique style, communication to ppl in art

Creative artists known for creativity worked for money

ENJOYMENT OF THE WORLD - Life and pleasures modern attitudes toward life

Causes:

1.Economy of Italian city states - rich merchants and bankers traded w/ middle east and sold luxury goods in northern Europe. Used money for buildings and to sponsor artists and writers.

a.Ppl had enough money to sponsor

b.Middle east was rich in culture - advanced in thinking - influenced Italians

2.Free of control from Holy Roman Empire and Popes

a.Pope was in Avignon - ppl had freeeedom

3.Located in center former Roman Empire

a.Trade with Constantinople

b.GREEK CONNECTION

c.Many Greek refugees - (got influenced)

Spread to ROME - POPES (ie Leo X and Julius) were patrons

Great patrons = Cosimo di Medici and Lorenzo di Medici (rulers of FLORENCE) - big time Renaissance city

AGE OF EXPLORATION

-Took place during RENAISSANCE

oNew ideas and changes

-TRADE throughout Europe (TO FIND NEW ROUTE TO ASIA)

-In order to spread CHRISTIANITY

MAJORITY OF LAND TAKEN BY...

England and France = Northern American territories

Spain = Central American territories

Spain and Portugal = South American territories

**SPANISH WANTED............GOOLLLLLDDD!! from Indians in south America (CONQUISTADORS)

**PORTUGUESE made PLANTATIONS - Indians were their slaves (first country to send explorers

**FRENCH had fur trade with Indians in Canada and plantations in the Caribbean

^ENGLAND - JOINT STOCK COMPANIES; COLONIES (Freedom, opportunity)

^DUTCH - spice trade, slave trade **aimed to spread Christianity ^didn't aim to spread

THE REFORMATION

Causes:

1.Problems of the Catholic Church

a. Popes and bishops - were being patrons rather than religious...