Transcript Europe`s Transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

Europe’s Transition from the
Middle Ages to the Renaissance
500 CE
1650 CE
Europe’s Transition to the Renaissance
Middle Ages –
Renaissance –
The Black Death
Triumph of Death
c. 1562 (220 Kb); Oil on panel, 117 x 162 cm; Museo del Prado, Madrid
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Europe’s Transition to the Renaissance
Black Death killed 1/3
of Europe’s population
Peasants revolted and
demanded more freedom
The Hundred Years’ War
Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans
Jules Eugène Lenepveu, painted 1886–1890
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Europe’s Transition to the Renaissance
Black Death killed 1/3
of Europe’s population
Peasants revolted and
demanded more freedom
Hundred Years’ War allowed
monarchs to build huge armies
and reduced power of lords and
knights
Trade and Commerce Change Town Life
French manuscript
Fifteenth century, depicting the excahnge of goods and money
Europe’s Transition to the Renaissance
Black Death killed 1/3
of Europe’s population
Peasants revolted and
demanded more freedom
Hundred Years’ War allowed
monarchs to build huge armies
and reduced power of lords and
knights
People moved to cities to earn
better wages
Status began to be determined by
wealth and ability, not birthright
The Growth of Italian City-States
Pianta della Catena
c. 1470, painting of Florence cityscape
Europe’s Transition to the Renaissance
Black Death killed 1/3
of Europe’s population
Peasants revolted and
demanded more freedom
Hundred Years’ War allowed
monarchs to build huge armies
and reduced power of lords and
knights
People moved to cities to earn
better wages
Middle class merchants gained control of
great sums of money by organizing banks
Status began to be determined by
wealth and ability, not birthright
Italian cities, with ties to Byzantine and Muslim
merchants, became rich and powerful
Medici family of Florence used their profits
to promote scholarship and the arts
(patrons)
The Spirit of the Renaissance
Cardinal Bessarion
Humanist in his study, 15th century
Europe’s Transition to the Renaissance
Middle Ages – a devotion to God and the
maintenance of a strict social hierarchy
Black Death killed 1/3
of Europe’s population
Peasants revolted and
demanded more freedom
Hundred Years’ War allowed
monarchs to build huge armies
and reduced power of lords and
knights
People moved to cities to earn
better wages
Status began to be determined by
wealth and ability, not birthright
Renaissance – a rebirth of classical
learning and a belief in human potential
Scholars and artists looked to art and
writing from ancient Greece and Rome
for guidance
Crusades and the spread of Islamic scholars
made Europeans eager to learn about the
world
Medici family of Florence used their profits
to promote scholarship and the arts (patrons)
Middle class merchants gained control of
great sums of money by organizing banks
Italian cities, with ties to Byzantine and Muslim
merchants, became rich and powerful