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    Renaissance Individualism

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    Further‚ the emergence of individual interests characterised as humanism or individualism‚ propagated the development of new pursuits of education and scholarly roles for those who lived under Renaissance era Italian civilisation. This is so due to the relative shift away from the study of religious teachings‚ to the desire to improve one’s self through a search for knowledge‚ specifically human knowledge. In particular‚ during the fifteenth century‚ statesmen and merchants would often become fluent

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    The High Renaissance

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    In the middle of the Renaissance‚ artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti establish characteristics of the High Renaissance. The formation of the High Renaissance the height or the level of success the era is in an art historical point of view. At the same time mark the return of the Medici to power in Florence. This new era marked anew for artists as they abandoned simplification and began using more styles leading towards mannerism. Additionally‚ artists‚ who created these masterworks

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    African Renaissance

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    Introduction I. African Renaissance: A Resurrection The theory of an African Renaissance has captured the interests of a number of intellectuals‚ reporters and politicians. In South Africa‚ where the concept has come to be closely identified with the political perceptions of former President Thabo Mbeki‚ it has been received as a proposal for “African political renewal and economic regeneration” (Ajulu‚ 2001: 87). The concept can thus be viewed as a “rebirth”; a resurrection-since it has inspired

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    Scientific Renaissance

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    2012 Melanie Mak Mrs. Perez 11/2/2012 2012 Melanie Mak Mrs. Perez 11/2/2012 The Scientific Renaissance The Scientific Renaissance Today‚ technology has improved with fancy gadgets like computers‚ iPhones‚ iPads‚ tablets‚ and other wireless devices and accessories. Not only has our technology improved‚ yet our knowledge increased greatly about many things. Although‚ we couldn’t have known any of this great information without the help of geniuses from WAY back in the past. From 750 to 1258‚ lay

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    Greek Civilization

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    * 2. The Land Located in Europe in the A egean Sea * The first great civilization in Greece and Crete3. Brief History of Greece Around 1400It lasted roughly from 2000 BCE until 1400 BCE. was the Minoan. BCE‚ the Mycenaean civilization supplanted the Minoan‚ and dominated Greece until about 1100 BCE‚ when barbarians known as Durians invaded. * 4. EXTEND EARLY BEGINING OF POLIS * 490 750-550 Age of Colonization c. 700 Homer 5. Greek Polis Time Line 479 Spartans 480 Xerxes invades

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    italian renaissance

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    Italian Renaissance The Italian Renaissance began in the Middle ages in the great city’s and state’s of Italy. Italian merchants and political officials supported and appointed the great artists of the day‚ because of this the products of the Renaissance grew up inside their own walls. The most powerful city’s and state’s were Florence‚ The Papal States‚ Venice‚ and Milan. Each of these states grew up with its own distinctive character‚mostly caused by the differences between their government

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    Renaissance‚ meaning rebirth in French is a time of revival in art and literature in the European culture‚ which followed straightly after the Middle Ages. Renaissance is known to be strongly influenced by classical models‚ restoring the style and creating new discovery through art and invention‚ after a long era of artistic stagnation. Renaissance began in the late fourteenth century‚ after the Middle Ages and remained in until the sixteenth century. At the time of the medieval period‚ it is recognized

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    Renaissance and Eloquence

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    fluidly out of the mouth and the ability to understand and command the language in such a way that one employs a graceful style coupled with the power of persuasion. Fracesco Petrarca‚ in his study program of the classics and antiquity (Italian Renaissance) focused attention on language and communication. After mastering language‚ the goal was to reach a “level of eloquence”‚ to be able to present gracefully‚

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    Renaissance Architecture

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    Renaissance Architecture Between 1400 and 1600 AD classical ideas of an ’’ age of awakening’’ took place in Italy and northern Europe. This period was called ’’ The Renaissance’’ which means ’’born anew’’ in French. Renaissance architecture was inspired by the architecture of classic/ancient Greece and Rome. Before Gothic architecture was very asymmetrical and complex. The renaissance architecture was highly symmetrical and very proportioned. Features Of Renaissance Buildings: •symmetrical

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    Russian Civilization

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    constitution based on dictatorship. After Vladimir Lenin dies of a stroke in 1924‚ historic Russian leader Joseph Stalin replaces him. Joseph Stalin has an enormous impact on the Soviet Union and implemented many stipulation policies for economic rise. Stalin’s had high ambitions to expand Russian economy to compete with western civilization. Stalin’s attitude corresponds with that of Russian hockey legend‚ Anatoli Tarasov. Both leaders in their respective division‚ envisioned high achievements for the

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