HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Ducat, Mehmed The Conqueror, Osman I
23 Jul 2013
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Petrarch (1304- 74: father of humanism. The early modern world: the renaissance. Romans and greeks far superior. Italy highly urbanized: cities concentrated to northern part of italy. How many people lived in cities: 10% of europe"s population, minority, 90% lived in countryside, rural lifestyle. Production and manufacture: rome (papal states, republic of venice, the duchy of milan, kingdom of naples, republic of florence. Urban economies: all urban economies, most cities rose around market places, production developed, don"t have to travel so far. Losses smaller for each person. Divide shares among many: first organized banking system, bookkeeping. In 1453, the ottoman empire conquered: constantinople. Republic : dispersal of power, councils, members rotating often, the leader, doge elected for life, oligarchy. *documentary posted online about constantinople. 1453: conquest of constantinople, mehmed ii the conqueror, shocked europeans, constantine first christian emperor. First christian city, symbol of christianity. Source of income for ottomans.
