History, Chapter 7

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Renaissance

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Means 'Rebirth' or revival. During this there was a lot of renewals of learning and art all over europe

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Where and When

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The renaissance began in Italy in 1450 AD. Until approximately 1650 AD. It spread from there to some northern European countries

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facts

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The Italian language had been based on Latin this made it easier for Italians to study manuscripts of ancient Rome

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city states

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Italy was divided into several states such as Florence Venice and the Papal State(as it was run by the pope)

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Turks

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The Turks captured the old Greek city of Constantinople (now called Istanbul) In 1453

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Paintings(1)

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Medieval paintings were usually flat and lifeless

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Paintings(2)

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Medieval art usually dealt with religious subjects only

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Paintings(3)

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Medieval artists used egg whites to bind their paints

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Paintings(4)

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Medieval art gave little sense of mystery or excitement

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Patrons

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Florence and Rome were leading centres of the Italian Renaissance because their wealthy rulers were important patrons of the arts

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Roman Patrons of the arts

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After the death of Lorenzo Di Rome, Rome Replaced Florence as the most important centre of the Renaissance

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Statues

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Statues and Paintings of nude people were common during the Renaissance

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Leonardo's Notebook

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He loved drawing interesting faces

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Notebook(2)

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He made detailed drawings of the human body and was so interested in anatomy

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Notebook(3)

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He Studied biology(plants and animals) and made drawings of plants insects horses and birds in flight

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Notebook(4)

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He left notes and drawings on all sorts of inventions that were hundreds of years ahead of their time. They included a tank an airoplane a submarine and a lifejacket

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Leos notes

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All of Leonardo's notes were in mirror writing that is back to front and right to left

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Northern Renaissance

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From 1500 on wards the Renaissance spread beyond Italy to England, France, The Netherlands and Germany

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Results(1)

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The first movable type writer had been invented

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Results(2)

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Art had been changed forever by the development of techniques such as perspective and sfumato

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Results(3)

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People began to question old ideas and new religious ideas helped to lead to the Protestant Reformation

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Results(4)

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Discoveries of people such as Galileo and William Harvey led to great improvements in science and medicine