HST 111 Lecture 5: HST111 Test 1 Study Guide
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A rapid change in culture, politics, philosophy, etc: when. This renaissance period was approximately 300 years, beginning in 1350 in italy, and ending in 1650 as it spread throughout europe: where. Interest in the ancients, art, philosophy, politics, philology, humanism, etc. Writer from the 1800s that wrote civilization of the renaissance in italy: francesco petrarch. He wrote hundreds of letters to dead people, including cicero and st. augustine. Focused on perfectionism and rhetoric: lorenzo valla. Examined the donation of constantine and discovered that is was a fake by pinpointing when words came into existence: medici family. A very rich and powerful family in the city-state of florence. Cosimo medici was the head of the medici family when they became rich and powerful: savonarola. Made his way to the head of public affairs in florence; he cuts down on gambling, drinking, etc. He invites people to burn art and canvasses in defiance to the new culture.
