The document discusses how the Renaissance originated in Italy in the 1400s and then spread to other parts of Europe through Italian trade routes, transmitting new ideas in areas like humanism, art, and architecture that were influenced by the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman knowledge. Some of the factors that supported the Italian Renaissance included wealth from trade, competition between city-states, and the preservation of classical works by Arab scholars that were brought back to Italy. The new Renaissance ideas then influenced developments in other European countries in subsequent centuries through Italy's commercial dominance.

1. Survey of Chapter 12
• the title, headings, and subheadings,
captions under pictures, charts, graphs or
maps, review questions, introductory and
concluding paragraphs, and summary of
what you think this chapter (unit) will be
about

2. The Spread of the
Renaissance
“It’s still all about geography!”

3. Why did it start in Italy?
• Travel to and from the
Holy Land went
through Italy for most
of the Crusaders.
• Italian city-states
provided much of the
transportation as well
as a thriving trade.
• Ideas travel with trade
goods.

4. What ideas came to Europe from
the Middle East?
• Arab scholars had
preserved the works
of ancient Greeks and
Romans that
European Christians
had destroyed as
heresy.
• Europeans studied
with Arab scholars
and brought the work
back to Europe.

5. Why was Italy the first to
rediscover these ancient ideas?
• Trade made the
Italian city-states
fabulously
wealthy
• Competition
between the city-
states for status
• Available history.
Italy is layered
with ancient relics
and ruins.

6. Humanism and Renaissance
Art
• Humanism was a new
approach to learning
that included history
and languages.
• Artists used Greek and
Roman history and Arab
mathematics to create a
new realism in their
work.

7. Trade routes from Italy to the rest of Europe
Italy’s trade
carried the new
Renaissance ideas
to France,
England, Spain
and the German
States from when
the Renaissance
began in Italy in
roughly 1400 A.D
until Italy lost its
trading dominance
in the 1500’s.

8. The French Renaissance
• In France the Renaissance is most obvious in architecture
and some of the paintings.
• The Chateau de Chambord was built during the French
Renaissance, using columns, domes and varying shapes
that were used in ancient times in Italy.

9. The German Renaissance
• German painting is
combination of
Renaissance realism
and German religious
feeling.
• This portrait of the
Madonna and Child
was painted by
Albrecht Durer
around 1520 and is a
fine example.

10. The Renaissance in Spain
• The Spanish Renaissance mostly showed up in scholarship
and architecture.
• The Escorial Palace was built by Philip II in the late 1500’s
showing the domes and various shapes used in ancient
Italian architecture.

11. Renaissance in England
• The best evidence of
the Renaissance in
England are the works
of William Shakespeare.
• England was also strong
in portrait painting and
architecture.

12. LEQ: What has been Machiavelli’s
impact on modern politicians?

13. LEQ: How did the Renaissance provide Dante with the resources
he needed to create the Inferno?

14. Do Now! How did each of the following
support the Italian Renaissance?
1. Crusades
2. The invention of the printing press
3. Wealthy families and the church had
amassed enough wealth to…
4. The development of financial techniques
such as bookkeeping and credit

15. LEQ: How did the Renaissance provide Dante with the resources
he needed to create the Inferno?

16. DBQ’s for the Inferno
1. Select any two punishments of sin of your
choosing. Analyze why you think Dante creates
that punishment for that sin.
2. Why do you think Dante focuses on these sins?
Are there any sins you’re surprised not to find?
3. Why do you think Lucifer “ground up Judas,
Brutus and Crassus?” How does this support or
discredit the ideals of the Renaissance?
4. Would this make a kewl movie? Why or why
not?

19. Do Now: brainstorm ideas from the artist's point of
view and from the point of view of the portrait's
subject. (Make a T chart for organization)