By: Rosie Carta
What was the renaissance?| When and where did the renaissance begin?
Influences of the Renaissance | Art and Architecture | Music | Literature | Math and Science
How the Renaissance affects us. | Works Cited
Renaissance means “rebirth” and refers to the period that followed Europe’s Middle Ages.
The period was characterized by scholars, artists, and scientists building on classical Greek and Roman ideas to make new advances in science and the arts. With the invention of the printing press and reopening trade routes between China and Europe, the world experienced economic, intellectual, and cultural growth. Also the emphasis on people as individuals was a new concept.
When and where did the Renaissance begin?
The Renaissance occurred after the middle ages. It occurred when Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the middle ages and experienced a time of financial growth. It began in Florence, Italy and spread through out Europe during the 1300s through the 1600s.
The Renaissance occurred in Asia and into Medieval Europe
the merchants were the most influential people in the Renaissance because of their trade route system.
Caterina and Hemessen and Michelangelo
Johannes Brassart 1400-1455 he lived in Lawage
Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence and he lived from 1469-1527
Leonardo da Vinci lived from 1452 - 1519
How the Renaissance affects us.
An event that affected us was the fall of Constantinople. A discovery was the scientific method,
a process for discovery that was a new way to of learning about the world.The Renaissance is important to us today because many works of art and literature that are famous today occurred in that period. There were many changes in daily life experiences.
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