History Of Renaissance->Video Notes

Question 1

Italian rebirth

Answer 1

•stability given through feudalism
•merchants become very important, ruler-like (“vibrant type”)
-wealth bought power, art, architecture, etc…

Question 2

Siena’s water problems

Answer 2

•providing water for everyone is difficult, so they look for it underground
-make tunnels (underground) to look for springs and the like
•difficult to see in the tunnels, would make holes in roof to look up
•water had to be just right

BOTTINI WATER SYSTEM

Question 3

Fall of Siena

Answer 3

•once they got water, they got people, and they needed more land
•had rivalry with Florence, they fight
•Black Plague strikes
    -extreme population loss
    -Florence rises in power and glory

Question 4

Florence

Answer 4

•grand, wealthy->allows for humanism
•1347-black death
    -takes half century to recover
    -recovery=Renaissance
•Medici family help turn Florence into new Athens

Question 5

The dome

Answer 5

•Dome intended for cathedral, but original maker dies first
•FB goes to Rome to study roman architecture and stuff (20 yrs???)
-studies Parthenon, then returns to Rome (gives dome secrets to Italians?)
•FB originally ridiculed for his design, but he eventually builds it with his nemesis

Question 6

After Rome falls:

Answer 6

• the western empire is weakened
• Germanic kings rule the Holy Roman Empire
• then people want to reclaim glory of Rome & stuff