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The Early Modern Era
1500- the present
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History
Undergraduate 2
09/29/2009

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Globalization
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an integration of trade, politics, culture, and dependency
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How globalization and the Renaissance effect society in Europe...
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They both lead ppl to say "we want to know about ___"
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What is the major Transformation of Europe caused by globalization?
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The Renaissance
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Renaissance
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- means "rebirth" ; mostly rediscovery KNOWLEDGE of the world
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Italian city-states influenced the Renaissance because___...
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-where Renaissance begins, due to the fact that the city-states had large ports and made lots of money. therfore the land and port owners had more $ to spend on having big castles/houses, more art, and more literature/books
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Scholarly works during the Renaissance period presented new ideas about people/humanity. How was this a different from previous literature?
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New works were about PEOPLE NOT GOD
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Science during the Renaissance and Copernicus
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Science- ppl begin thinking more about the universe

Copernicus- believe sun is the center of the universe; does NOT believe God does NOT want humans to know about new sciences; on his deathbed he releases his findings about the sun being center of universe, even though it is contrary to what church preaches
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Who followed and elaborates on Copernicus' works?
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Galileo
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What does literature of the Renaissance begin to notice?
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humanity, not only about religion anymore
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Cervantes- a Renaissance writer
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- writes "Don Quixote"
- it stresses the point that people aren't always perfect AND THATS OK
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Machiavelli and "The Prince"
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- a scholarly work for the rich ppl during the Renaissance
- told lords how to be "successful leaders"
- stresses that its ok to do WHATEVER it takes to reach a goal, as long as the goal is a good outcome
- says, do NOT be a tyrant and that you ARE what the PEOPLE THINK you ARE.
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Shakespeare and the Renaissance
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his works touch on true human emotions. some say "look how silly humans are"
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Art during the Renaissance began to show___.
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humanity
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Michelangelo's art...
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he gets extreme detail- veins, muscles, bone structure is all perfected
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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- inventor scientist artist
- Mona Lisa and Last supper= captured DRAMA and motion in paintings, which never done before
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Technological developments of the Renaissance
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++ Printing Press+++
- raised lit rate
- made larger print
- books became cheaper
- knowledge from the past is spread
- info spread about the rest of the world (like Asia)
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Results of the Renaissance
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Curiosity
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Curiosity from the Renaissance
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- Catholic church is NOT the only way to believe anymore
- provokes interests in Eastern Hemisphere
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Giovanni Pico Della Mirandola and curiosity
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he wrote "Oration of Dignity of Man" 1486
-significance of his work, there is something NOBLE in all books and teachings ALL OVER THE WORLD
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