The Renaissance Period

By: Talia Longo

What was the Renaissance? | When and where did the Renaissance begin?

Influences of the Renaissance  | Art and Architecture | Music | Literature |

How the Renaissance affects us. | Works Cited

What was the Renaissance?

    The Renaissance was a time that scholars and scientists used classical Roman and Greek ideas to make advances in similar subjects. Renaissance means "rebirth" in French. They used their old advances to try to become more educated on what they got their information from, and how they came upon it.

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When and where did the Renaissance begin?

    The Renaissance began in Florence Italy. It then spread all through out Europe in the 1300'2 lasting until the 1600's. The Renaissance spread Greek and Roman ideas, which helped create new technology in those times. It ended in the 1600's, when they all decided that they shouldn't take form old philosophies, but that they should make their own form of government.

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Influential People

    Scholars were very important, so were priests and religious people. The scholars researched the differences between the old ages and the new ages, and the priests helped the people keep their faith in god. They helped them to remember that no matter what happened, God will be there with them.

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Art and Architecture

    Leonardo da Vinci created many of the most famous paintings during the Renaissance  era. He created the Mona Lisa, which is a world famous painting, and a mystery of who she really is that is yet to be solved. He was a genius because he used perspective, and he used realistic painting forms. He painted with passion, and he was very good at Math. I chose to write about him because he is one of the most famous people of that era.

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Music

    Petrach Maciavelli was a very good poet, and wrote wonderful lyrics that became very famous. He technique in rhyming words made his songs easy to remember, and easily written. He made music that gave the people of Italy happiness because his songs were cheery and pretty. Most of the music prior to the Renaissance was sacred, but as time progressed it became more secular. I chose to write about him because he wrote with passion, and he really believed in what he wrote. He inspired many people to write today.

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Literature

    Dante Alighieri made advancements in poetry. He was the first poet to write in Italian, while the rest f the poets wrote in Greek, or in the language of the Church. William Shakespeare also wrote many plays. He was an expert on humanism and he wrote more than 30 comedies, and tragedies during his time. People would come from all over the world just to see one of his plays. They filled up Opera houses and performance stadiums. He was a genius and is still famous today for his outstanding English writing skills, and his expertise in humanism. I chose to write about him because he is one of the most famous people of all time because of his excellent writing skills.

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Math and Science

   Galileo was known as a genius because he accomplished so many things and had many   occupations. He lived from  1554 to 1642 in Italy. He was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Galileo is known as, “The father of modern astronomy, physics, and astronomy.” He had a wide range of knowledge about math, physics, and science. Even though he was a mathematician, he was also very bright in subjects such as English and Science. He was a genius, and is very famous. I chose him because he was very influential in these two subjects. He invented many forms of math that we use everyday today. He was very intelligent and a very important influence to us.

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How the Renaissance affects us.

    The Renaissance gave us a whole new perspective of life. The scholars made important decisions about music, art, math, and literature. Some mathematicians came up with new form of adding and new ideas of how to use money and stock markets. Many discoveries in plays and literature that effect how we talk and write today. Artists created wonderful works of art, that scholars study today to try to understand what they were actually thinking when they made them.

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Works Cited

    Wikipedia contributors , "Galileo Galilei." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 25 Apr 2007                 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo>.

    Wikipedia contributors , "Henry VIII of England ." Wikipedia . Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. . 25 Apr 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Henry_VIII>.

    Wikipedia Contributors , "William Shakespeare ." Wikipedia . Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 25 Apr 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare>.

    Stanley M., Burstein. World History Medieval to Early Modern Times. Student Edition. Orlando: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006.

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