HIST 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: German Confederation, Vatican Museums, Movable Type
Document Summary
Why do we study history: to acquire self- knowledge, objective reality-used to establish ethical sanctions, to make sense of events by establishing cause and effect, to predict and shape the future on the basis of the past. The claim to truth means merely that historians have some good reason in the form of evidence for believing in the validity of their accounts. Started in approximately 1350 and lasted until approximately 1550. Cultural rebirth, reawakening, drawing on the greco-roman antiquity. Groundwork for the creation of european empires. Reestablished western art according to classic greek standards. Reaction to court gothic style- grand but cold and lifeless. Italian merchants (venice and genoa) trading with the orient . Wool and silk industries in florence:medici family as patrons of public art. Hanseatic league in german confederation of merchant guilds. Financial independence from institutions- increased freedom and vibrancy. Papal attempts to bolster glory and prestige. Increased trade and interaction with other parts of the world.
