The "pioneer generation" of the Renaissance artists was generally considered to be the painter Masaccio‚ the sculptor Donatello‚ and the architect Brunelleschi. They applied Humanist thinking to art by using the styles of the classical world‚ instead of their immediate past‚ to depict the world around them in a naturalistic manner. The idealized statuary of classical antiquity served as their models‚ while in architecture the classical orders were applied to Renaissance buildings. They also extended
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Revised Copy Middle English played an important role in the history of the English language. Middle English began about 1150-1500. Dialect diversity was major in this period that people from one part of England could not understand people in another part. Although‚ slowly‚ the dialect spoken in London was becoming the standard. Middle English develops out of the late Old English in Norman England. Middle English can be divided into three periods: Early‚ Central‚ and Late. Early Middle English
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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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Joan d’Arc: The Most Influential Woman of The 1400’s How many people can say that hearing voices saved their country? Not many‚ but Joan of Arc is one of the few. Joan‚ also known as Jeanne d’Arc‚ began hearing heavenly voices in her early teenage years. Those voices commanded Joan to save France from England in the Hundred Years’ War‚ as well as seeing to it that Charles was crowned King of France. Joan led the French Army into battle at the age of 19‚ a remarkable feat in the early 1400’s
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Short Biography profile and facts about the life of the Sculptor Donatello The following biography information provides basic facts and information about the life and history of Donatello a famous Medieval character of the Middle Ages: Nationality: Italian Also Known as : Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi Lifespan: 1386 - 1466 Date of Birth: He was born in 1386‚ the exact date of birth is unknown Family connections : He was the son of Nicolo di Betto Bardi‚ a wool merchant in Florence Career:
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UNITS 1 – 10 Chapter Exercises: Linux Networking NT 1430 By S September 21‚ 2014 • Chapter 1 pg. 20 – 21 ‚ Exercises 1‚ 4 1. What is free software? List three characteristics of free software. Free software‚ in reference to Linux‚ is a matter of free liberty not price‚ as in “free speech”. Linux is free to study‚ redistribute and modify the source code as we see fit. 4. What is the Free Software Foundation/GNU? What is Linux? Which parts of the Linux operating system did each provide
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Aztec Empire‚ also known as Mexica‚ was formed by certain ethnic groups in Central Mexico‚ especially those who spoke the Nahuatl language and politically and militarily dominated a vast region of Mesoamerica in the XIV‚ XV and XVI. Tenochtitlan in the Valley of Mexico‚ was the capital of the Aztec civilization. In Nahuatl‚ the language of the Mexica‚ Aztecatl means "one who comes from Aztlán". In 1810‚ Alexander von Humbolt coined the term Aztec applicable to all persons associated by commerce‚
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There were four pieces of history that really jumped out at me and I liked being able to look at. First was a dugout canoe‚ it was made from pine and carbon dating tells that it was made sometime between 1430 and 1660. The canoe was found buried in the sand on the shore of Lake Ossipee‚ although it is not a whole canoe‚ it is amazing to see how simple they were at one point in time. Second was Katharine W. Pecker’s wedding dress from 1882‚ she wore it when
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Donatello is known throughout history for several reasons‚ that of a character from the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” franchise being named after him‚ to being one of the most renowned artist/sculptor of his time‚ to what he contributed to the Renaissance Era. Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ who is formally known to today and was nicknamed as Donatello by friends and family‚ was born in 1386 in Florence‚ Italy. Donatello was the son of Niccolo di Betto Bardi‚ his father being an active member
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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg‚ more commonly known as Johannes Gutenberg‚ was a man of the Renaissance. Johannes was born in approximately 1400 in Mainz‚ Germany into an upper-class family. His father was named Friele Gensfleisch zur Laden. According to some‚ he was a goldsmith for the bishop at Mainz‚ but most believe he was involved in the cloth trade. Johannes did many things to help the Renaissance times‚ and also to help us today. He invented the Printing Press and was also a
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