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College Prep World History
Who ruled the Italian city-states during
the Renaissance? Identify one of the
families that ruled during the
Renaissance.
• Merchants Class
• The Medici’s
What ambitious city constantly seeked
power and was situated on a trade
route between Rome and France?
Siena
Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy
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Florence
What major event marked the end
of that city’s role in the
Renaissance?
The Black Death – Bubonic Plague
The Black Death
The Black Death (Bubonic Plague) was a
disastrous disease that rampaged through
Europe and Asia principally between the
years of 1347-1351.
It was also the first major epidemic disease
to strike Europe since the 7th Century. – It
is believed to be the most influential
epidemic disease in world history.
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The Bubonic Plague was spread by
black rats that were infested with fleas
who were the host to the deadly virus
These Black rats originally came from
China -- Chinese traders traveled to
a number of places and brought the
disease to the places they landed –
(SE Asia and the Middle East)
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These sea traders traveled all over
the Middle East and most of them
ended up in the Ottoman Empire.
Traders from Genoa traded grain with
the Ottomans and brought the rat
infested grain stock back from the
Black Sea landed on the shores of
Sicily in October of 1347 – which
started the Bubonic Epidemic.
“Oh Father, why have you abandoned me?..
Mother where have you gone?”
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The plague quickly spread throughout
Italy and eventually all of Europe and
later Russia
The plague had a host of symptoms
High Fever, Aching Joints, Swelling of
Lymph nodes, dark blotches or bruises
underneath the skin
Victims also had heavy sweats and
convulsive coughs – they spat blood and
had a horrible stench.
Black Death Materials
Black Death Burial Pit
Black Death Mask
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The Plague hit all of the major nations hard
– especially the Italian Peninsula
The Peninsula was an easy target for a few
reasons
1 – By being a peninsula it had many ports –
prime places for the traders to come in and
accidentally bring in the rat infested cargo
2 - Their large overpopulated cities like
Florence, Siena and Venice became prime
breeding places for the flea carrying rats
3 – The overpopulated places gave fleas the
opportunity to easily jump from the rats to
clothes.
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It is believed that the Bubonic plague
killed 60% of the people that were
infected by it.
It is also believed that it killed
between 25 to 50% of the population
of Europe
That is between 19-38 million people in
total that died at the hands of this terrible
disease.
What is Humanism?
A genuine interest
in the Ancient
World
How were the Medici’s important to
the Renaissance?
Led a resurgence
to restore the glory
of Rome in
Florence
They helped to
transform Florence
into the New
Athens of the
Renaissance world
Lorenzo de Medici
Who created the giant dome at the
Santa Maria de Fiora Cathedral –
Cathedral of Florence
Filippo
Brunelleschi
Dome of the Santa Maria
de Fiore Cathedral
• 108 Feet tall from base to the
tower
• The Lantern is almost 72 feet
• The Dome is 37,000 metric
tons
• Over 4 Million bricks were
used
• It was started in 1420- and
finished in 1436
• The lantern was finished after
Brunelleschi’s death in 1472
What concept did this person create
which is still the cornerstone of
engineering today?
Single Point
Perspective
Filipe Brunelleschi
What crucial concept emerged from
this new architect style?
The Blueprint
Blueprint sketch by Leonardo Da
Vinci
What king attempted to invade
Italy? Why did he want to invade
Italy?
Charles VIII of
France
He wanted to
reclaim Naples in
the name of his
country
Why was it essential for Italian
fortifications and cities to have new
wider walls?
These new walls would support the
new weaponry needed
They would also resist the incoming
new Cannonballs
Identify at least 3 things that Pope
Sixtus V did to clean up and change
Rome.
He rounded up and
had all of the criminals
executed
He had the aqueducts
of the city restored
He paved Roads and
widened streets which
helped to lead to
population growth
What do people think now about
the Renaissance – in terms of
the Modern World?
• Modern Culture began with the
Renaissance