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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
The word renaissance means rebirth in French. It was the
time when many famous artist, scientist, musicians, and mathematicians started
to show up. The Renaissance was a cultural movement.
When and where did the Renaissance begin?
The Renaissance started in the 13th to the 16th century. The
place that the Renaissance began was
Artist, scientist, kings, sculptures, and architects were
all influential people because they each did something great during the Renaissance. Kings were important because they gave money
out.
Michelangelo was a great artist, which many of his work were
for the Roman Catholic Church. He also painted the ceiling of the Sistine
Chapel.
Music in the Renaissance was mostly sacred, not really
secular. “Green Sleeves” was a song written by King Henry VII.
William Shakespeare was born on April 26, 1564, and died on
April 23, 1616. He was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest
writer of the English language. He wrote approximately 38 plays and 154
sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems.
Leonardo Da Vinci is famous for his study of humanity and
painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.
How the Renaissance affects us.
By the 15th century intensive study of
the Greek as well as Latin classics, ancient art and archaeology, and classical
history, had given Renaissance scholars a more sophisticated view of past
times.
-CDRom Textbook: World History Medieval to Early Modern
Times, Student Edition,
-Wikipedia “William Shakespeare”
-Wikipedia “Michelangelo”
-Wikipedia “Leonardo Da Vinci