Friday, May 17, 2019

pages 468-477


notes:

  • in the 1300s the Renaissance begins in Italian city-states such as Florence, Milan. and mantua
  • 1434- Medici family takes control of Florence
  • 1455- Gutenberg Bible printed in Mainz
  • 1517- Martin Luther begins the Reformation in Wittenberg
  • 1534- English king Henry VIII starts the church of England
  • 1563- Council of Trent mandates reforms in the Catholic Church
  • The Italian Renaissance was a rebirth of learning that produced many great works of art and literature
  • Italy had 3 advantages that made it the birthplace of the Renaissance: thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of Greece and Rome
  • In the 1300s, the bubonic plague struck these cities hard, killing up to 60 percent

Sadly, the class got dismissed before I could finish the rest of the reading in questions. But today has been awesome I got a 105 percent on my test which is amazing, and all my other classes have been amazing.

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