The Renaissance Period

By: Nick Macker

 

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 means rebirth in French . It was the rebirth of technology and the old Greek and Roman ideas.

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When and where did the Renaissance begin?

The Renaissance began in 1350 in Florence, Italia and spread through out Europe to its end in 1450.

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Influential People

Who were the most influential people during the Renaissance? Why?

Artists were very important in the Renaissance because the renaissance was the rebirth of art and new techniques.  Explores found the “New World.” Inventors made new and better inventions.  Traders reopened The Silk Road and found new trade routes.

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Art and Architecture

Leonardo da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy. He painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.

 

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Music

Jonnasse Nucius was a Russian musician who wrote 102 pieces

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Literature

Durante Degli Alighieri was an Italian poet who wrote “The Divine Comedy.”

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Math and Science

Renaissance science consisted mainly of the study of medicine, physics, and mathematics, depending on ancient masters, such as Galen, Aristotle, and Euclid. Experimental science in anatomy and alchemy led to discoveries both within and outside university settings.

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How the Renaissance affects us.

if it wasn't for Marco Polo, who lived in the Renaissance era, we would not be living in the United States. this is because, Polo was the one who found the Americas.

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Works Cited

Pioch, Nicolas. "La Renaissance ." http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/. 20 Jun 2006. the WebMuseum. 30 Apr 2007 <http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/glo/renaissance/>. "Renaissance Theme Page ." http://www.cln.org/themes/renaissance.html. 30 Apr 2007 <http://www.cln.org/themes/renaissance.html>.

Burstein, Stanley. World History to Early Modern Times. Student. Orlando: Holt Rindheart and Winston, 2006.

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