By: Megan Couch
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” in French and refers to the period following Europe’s Middle Ages.
This 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 was the period that followed 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 most influential people during the Renaissance were the scholars. When they fled to Italy they brought ancient Greek and Roman texts there. People seeing these texts became interested in history and sparked interest in the arts. They taught the people about humanism, too.
Art and Architecture One person was Michelangelo. He lived from 1475-1564 in Italy. I picked him because he is a famous artist.
Music Johannes Brassart lived from 1400-1455 in Limburg. I picked him because he was an influential musician.
Literature Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince. He lived in Florence from 1469-1527. I picked Niccolo because he was a good writer and The Prince was very influential.
Math and Science Leonardo da Vinci lived from 1452-1519. He lived in Italy. He was a brilliant inventor.
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 of learning about the world. A decision was that people decided to teach and learn the humanisms. 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 like schooling and education.
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Leonardo da Vinci. 2007. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 25 Apr 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_da_Vinci>.