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Exploring the Causes and Consequences of the Renaissance: A Cause and…
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Long term cause
Crusade
Crusade is a holy war for the Christians to get back their holy land-Jerusalem form the Muslims.During the crusades going to Jerusalem, they starting have contact with the enlightened people form the east.In the eastern countrie, the Arabs had enriched their civilization by establishing contacts with the Greek and Indian civilizations.
Because the the crusades encouraged voyages and a study of geography. The Europeans started to sailed on long voyages.
The crusaders met strange people and got new ideas from them.The intellectual horizon of the crusaders had broadened very much when they came back and felt disgusted with their dull life.
The people who have contact and learned from other civilization refuted the belief of Church and Christianity.Which diminish the great impact of them.
Aristotle’s scientific books, Arabic numerals, Algebra, mariner’s compass and paper reached Western Europe through the crusades.
Black death
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. One of the most fatal pandemics in human history, as many as 50 million peop
le perished, perhaps 50% of Europe’s 14th century population
Before the pandemic happens,the whole europe was under the feudal system.The slaves work for the nobles for money and protection And there is a big economic Inequality between the rich people and the poor people.
Black death killed many people,like poor people and the slaves,but there are also included the rich people and the nobles
The nobles who owns the slaves dead,so the slaves are free to do any job they want.
Promote the development of Renaissance art through social and economic changes while accelerating the decline of the manorial system and feudalism.
The Black Death brought about significant social changes, including shifts in power dynamics,societal norms and led to severe labor shortages. This could have influenced the attitudes of slave owners towards their slaves.
The slaves or farmers can ask for better conditions
Many workers died, creating difficulties for landowners to produce goods. Obtaining goods through trade also proved to be difficult because exchange decreased in fear of encountering the disease. Both caused an inflation in prices for goods.
Short term cause
Printing press
Printing press spread the knowledges and ideas to the people,increase literacy rates for human,also help to standardise the language and spelling.
Medici family
The medici bank was one of the most prosperous and respected institutions in Europe.They also acquired political power initially in Florence and later in wider Italy and Europe.
They regularly hosted artists and commissioned art for their palace and their family tomb.Even host
ed artists within their lavish homes, inviting them to live with them and attend social events and soirees.
They a also the partners of the people Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Machiavelli, Galileo, and Francesco Redi.So that thay can create great ideas,inventions or art work with no worries about money.
City states
The Italian Renaissance is held to have begun in the Italian city states,which is the mediaries of the trading in europe,and the wealthy of the Italians have an opportunity to supportt or develop art.
Revival of greco-Roman art and idea
Italy was on the land of the Roman Empire and beside greece,so that they can find different cultural relics here.
These cultural relics had brought new thoughts and ideas like philosophy learing,influence of art and architecture etc.
These greeco-roman art and ideas had a transformative impact on various aspects of society. It shaped the intellectual landscape, inspired artistic achievements, and encouraged a humanistic approach to knowledge, individualism, and artistic expression. The influence of the classical world propelled the Renaissance into a period of cultural rebirth and innovation.
Renaissance Men
The idea of renaissance men refers to representing a person who strives to develop their abilities in all areas of accomplishment: intellectual, artistic, social, physical, and spiritual.
This concept become popular is because of the peoplesuch as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, who were not only artists but also scientists, inventors, and philosophers.
This concept encouraged individuals to expand their intellectual and artistic horizons beyond their specialized fields. People aspired to be well-rounded individuals with expertise in subjects such as art, science, literature, philosophy, and physical activities. This pursuit of knowledge and versatility contributed to a flourishing of intellectual and artistic achievements.
