Spanish monarchy in the renaissance
Isabella and Ferdinand conquered the Muslim state of Grenada, expelled Spanish Jews and tortured non-Catholics
The prince
Impacts of the printing press
The printing press helped spread the ideas of the renaissance.
Castiglione
A long career as a diplomat for Milan. Wrote “the courtier” on how a gentleman should behave in court.
Renaissance art
New monarchies
Renaissance monarchies
New military technology meant only centralized government could afford to go to war. Monarchs became more powerful, nobility lost power.
First to coin the term “humanism”. First to divide history into 3 parts.
Beliefs on education in the renaissance
Believed education should promote individual virtue and self sacrificing public service. Aka. Civic humanism
Separation of church and state.
A focus on the human body and human achievements.
Petrarch
His death marked the start of the renaissance. He was called the father of humanism.
French monarchy in the renaissance
He wrote the famous “oration on the dignity of man”, the manifesto of the renaissance. Humans are free to become whatever they want
Civic humanism
An emphasis on the public good
