Intro to The Renaissance

The Renaissance began in ...

The Renaissance saw an explosion of new ideas in ...

Italy had been the centre of ...

By the early 15th century, many Italian merchants had become wealthy by bringing silks & spices back from South America.

Richest family of bankers in 15th century Florence. Patrons during Renaissance.

Renaissance artists loved to study and paint the natural world, especially other humans.

Wealthy women were allowed to attend university during the Renaissance.

In the 15th century, Italy was divided into city-states, each with its own ruler.

During the Renaissance, most people believed a woman's role was as housekeeper and mother.

Someone who commissions an artist to produce a work of art is a ...

The renewed interest in the ancient world was called humanism.

The main focus of Renaissance artists was the afterlife in heaven.