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    Humanism and the Renaissance Founded on the ideals of Italian scholar and poet Francesco Petrarca during the late fourteenth century‚ Renaissance humanism centered itself on humanity ’s potential for achievement. Although God is credited for creating the universe‚ human beings are the ones credited for developing and sustaining it. The shift was away from understanding the world through faith and towards a broader intellectual and scientific understanding of it. A humanist‚ in this context‚ was

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    began to break down. As a result‚ a new cultural‚ economic‚ and political system had emerged: The Renaissance. The Renaissance was the most widely influenced cultural movement in humanist history which marked the starting point of a modern Era. As Jacob Burckhardt stated‚ the Renaissance period is “an era of discovering humans‚” the Renaissance characterizes the rebirth of interest in humans. Renaissance art shattered the dominance of religion in artwork and shifted the attention from heaven to the

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    The Renaissance was a name given to period of history. Renaissance means a ‘rebirth’. The Renaissance movement that originated in Italy during the end of the middle Ages‚ explains "Medieval and Modern History." It served as a rebirth in education‚ art‚ and technology .this created a new culture. One must wonder why Italy was the perfect setting for a Renaissance to create a new era of time. Italy was in a great location on the map and easy sea trade routes. In the city-states area had easy water

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    Renaissance and Reformation Test Humanism- Classical texts from the Greek and Roman culture lead to humanism. Humanism focused on human potential and achievements. People stopped worrying about Christian teachings. Influenced artists and architects. History‚ Literature‚ and Philosophy are humanities subjects. Secular- People became concerned with the here and now Predestination- Calvin’s book/doctrine; Institutes of the Christian Religion states that everyone is sinful by nature and God has known

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    the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The Middle ages was a time with feudalism. It was during 500 AD to around 1350 AD. During this time‚ the Catholic Church were the only people who were educated and could read and write. Practically everyone else was illiterate. The priests lived and studied in buildings called monasteries‚ while people called serfs lived in manors under lords. As the Middle Ages ended‚ people started to become educated. This kick-started the Renaissance and a movement called humanism

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    different instruments make many sounds‚ but do people know how preceding generations formed and influenced their descendants’ music? Not a lot of people know the changes that music went through during certain time periods. The Renaissance was a rebirth of creativity and a change in many areas. There were political‚ economic‚ and religious events in the periods around 1400-1600 that led to many changes. During the Renaissance‚ music was used for religious reasons and essential part of civic and courtly

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    The Renaissance was a period of time that was crucial to the development of the world as we know it. It gave creatives and intellectuals a way to find common ground and push each other’s work‚ therefore expanding on the possibilities of what could be done in each of those facets. Through this progression and cultural development‚ the world and the future of the world was drastically changed and we still feel the effects today. The Renaissance meant a new wave of literacy and therefore enfranchisement

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    Women and Men in Renaissance Art The term “Renaissance Man” was coined During the Renaissance‚ a movement that took place from roughly 1300 to 1500 and means “rebirth.” “Renaissance Man” is still used to today to describe a person who is creative‚ artistic‚ musical‚ and worldly and can seemingly able and willing “to do it all.” However‚ it is important to note here that the term is clearly “Renaissance Man‚” not “Renaissance Woman‚” as during the Renaissance‚ it was men who were considered the

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    The word Renaissance is the French word for “rebirth” and “reawakening.” These two words describe it perfectly. In the late fourteenth century‚ education and artistic outlooks were completely changed. The Renaissance was made up of artistic and cultural movements and began in Italy. These movements influenced the rest of Europe as well and caused a wave of newly available education to people across Europe‚ which caused speculations and challenged the church and the pope (Cole and Symes 291-292).

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    Adrian Romero Mr. Corbin / Period 4 12/13/13 World History II Harlem Renaissance: The Influence and Impact During the period from 1917 to the mid-1930‚ there was a big boom of African-American cultural expressions that swept through the North and the Midwest of America. But the largest wave of cultural expression happened in Harlem‚ New York. This time period is known as Harlem Renaissance. The reason for this boom was due to the Great Migration‚ the migration of 6 million African-Americans

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