Humanities Alive 8 VC 3E

LESSON 5.3 What were the origins of the Renaissance?

LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to identify the factors which contributed to the beginning of the Renaissance in Italy.

Tune in In the fifteenth century, Italy was divided into separate states that were not unified until the late nineteenth century. SOURCE1 A map of Italy in 1494

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DUCHY OF MILAN

kilometres

DUCHY OF SAVOY

Istria

Padua

Venice

Milan

OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Piacenza

Asti

ASTI

DUCHY OF FERRARA

Florence Bologna

Genoa

REPUBLIC OF GENOA

Dalmatia

Pisa

REPUBLIC OF LUCCA

Siena

PAPAL STATES

REPUBLIC OF FLORENCE

ADRIATIC

CORSICA (GENOA)

Rome

REPUBLIC OF SIENA

SEA

KINGDOM OF NAPLES

Naples

SARDINIA (SPAIN)

TYRHENNIAN SEA

Palermo

IONIAN SEA

KINGDOM OF SICILY

Key

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Rome

City State

ASTI

Source: Spatial Vision

Examine SOURCE1 and record your observations about the city-states of Italy. Pay attention to the names of the city-states. Review your notes at the end of the lesson.

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