Renaissance

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England France Spain
Russia
Ottoman
Empire
Persia
China
Mughal
India
Songhai
Empire
Aztec
Inca
WesternHemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
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Renaissance = Rebirth of Greek
and Roman Classical culture,
Birth of modern world.
City-State: Spreads from Italy
to Northern Europe, wealthy
from trade
Italian Artist: Leonardo Da
Vinci paints Mona Lisa and The
Last Supper, Michelangelo
scultps David and paints Sistine
Chapel.
Theater: Shakespeare writes
plays an sonnets during the
Renaissance. Hamlet and Mid
summer nights dream.
Humanism: Eramus- focus on
individuals performing their
best.
Renaissance
Judaism: Concentrated in Europe
and the Middle East
Christianity: Concentrated in Europe
and the Middle East
Islam: Parts of Asia, Africa, and
southern Europe
Hinduism: India and part of
Southeast Asia
Buddhism: East and Southeast Asia
Location of World Religions in 1500 A.D. (C.E.)
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Silk Routes across Asia to the
Mediterranean basin
Maritime routes across the Indian
Ocean
Trans-Saharan routes across North
Africa
Northern European links with the
Black Sea
Western European sea and river
trade
South China Sea and lands
of
Southeast Asia
Traditional trade patterns linking
Europe with Asia and Africa.
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Advancements exchanged along trade
routes
China
Paper, compass, silk, porcelain
Middle
East
Textiles, numeral system

India
Scientific knowledgemedicine,
astronomy, mathematics
World Empires 1500
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
World Empires 1500
1. Aztec 2. Maya 3. Inca
4. Songhai 5. Ottoman 6. Persian
7. Mughal 8. Chinese 9. Japanese
Religion Founder Holy Book God(s) Key
Doctrines
Found Now
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Religion Founder Holy Book God(s) Key Found Now
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
Abraham
Gautama
Indian
people
Vedas polytheistic Karma
Caste
System
India
China &
SE Asia
Muhammad Koran 1 - Allah
Five Pillars of
Islam
N. Africa,
Middle
East
Torah
1- Jehovah
10
commandm
ents
Israel &
N. America
Jesus Bible
1 God
(trinity =
3 parts)
Europe
&
Americas
None
(4 noble
truths &
8fold path)
None
8 Fold
Path
Four
Noble
truth
Torah +New
Testament
Renaissance
R.E.B.I.R.T.H.
R.
Rebirth of Greek &
Roman classic culture
Greek Architecture
Roman Sculpture
Q: What are the classics?
Classics = ideas of ancient Greece & Rome
Renaissance Began in Italy
Milan, Florence
Milan, west of Venice, based economy on agriculture, silk, weapons
Florence, to south, famous for banking, cloth
Monarchs appealed to Florentine bankers for money to fund wars
Merchants refined raw wool into fine cloth
Bankers, merchants created city to rival any in Europe
Venice
With access to sea, Venice built economy, reputation on trade
Had long history of trading with other ports on Mediterranean Sea
Shipbuilding prospered, sailors traveled to Near East
Wealthy Venetian merchants built unique city, work of art
Desiderius Erasmus

Combined Christian ideas, humanism
Wrote of pure, simple Christian life, educating
children
Fanned flames of discontent
Roman Catholic Church censored, condemned
works
Shakespeare and His Characters
Many believe English playwright William Shakespeare
greatest writer

Plots not original, but treatments of them masterful

Drew inspiration from ancient, contemporary literature

Knowledge of natural science, humanist topics expressed in
plays
William Shakespeare