The Renaissance Period

By: Brendan Linzmeier

 

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


What was the Renaissance?

Renaissance (rebirth in French) was a cultural movement. It emphasized on art, science, people as individuals and humanism.

 

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When and where did the Renaissance begin?

It began in Italy during late middle ages(1300s - 1600s).

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Influential People

Writers artist inventors and travelers influential people during this period.

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Art and Architecture

Architects  such as Filippo Brunelleschi used knowledge from Vitruvius and others, which help him build the

Brunelleschi's dome in the Duomo of florence.

 

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Music  

"Green sleaves" was a song written by King Henry VII.But music in this era was not prominent.

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Literature

 Shakespeare was a famous English poet he lived from 1564 to 1616 and wrote romeo and juliet

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Math and Science

Davinci  painted the mona lisa drew the anotomy and invented many things such as the flying machine.

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How the Renaissance affects us? The Renaissance invented perspective, humanism, and gave works of art such as the Sistine Chapel.

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Works Cited wikipedia

world history medival to early modern times student edition

 stanley m. burstien orlando holt rinehart and winston

renaissance .com ask.com

.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_music

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki Early_Renaissance_paintinghttp://

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_architecture

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