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    The Italian Renaissance had two distinct periods during its lifetime. The first being the “Early Renaissance”, which took place between the late 13th and the early 14th centuries. The second period was known as the “High Renaissance”, which took place during the 15th and 16th centuries. These two periods had very distinct foundations and styles behind the art and architecture of their respective periods. The Early Renaissance revived many old themes which later became the foundations for the High

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    The Renaissance and the Middle Ages were both times of perseverance and change. Each time period helped to create myriad aspects of modern day civilization, as many ideals and inventions spurred from these periods. It has been debated by many whether or not the Renaissance and the Middle Age are significantly different. However, with the Renaissance came evolutionary developments in art, education, social classes, and politics. Therefore, the Renaissance can be described as being distinctly different

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    The Renaissance The renaissance was a great time for everyone, it was the new age after a long time of suffering the people look at the renaissance as hope. The renaissance brought art, banking, humanism, education and a lot of other amazing things. It was the time that artist went form drawing 2d to 3d and adding detail to their painting. Some of the most well known artist was leonardo da vinci, michelangelo and raphael these three artist painted some of the most beautiful painting and sculptures

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    talian Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance Differences Between The Two The Renaissance was a period of great cultural and technological changes that swept Europe from the end of the 13th century. It was integral in developing Europe into a powerhouse. Although, each part of Europe was subjected to different changes, there were two primary renaissances, which were most notable. They were the Italian and the Northern renaissance. Both of these renaissances had a profound impact on Europe.

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    An Ideal Renaissance Woman From 1330-1550, the Renaissance was a period emphasising a revival in the interest of art, music, and literature. As a result, being culturally advanced was the goal for many individuals. Machiavelli, Dante, and Chaucer are a few of the men who exhibited these values and defined literature of the time. Although advancement was a goal of the era, women were seen as subservient to men, excluding them from education and politics. Christine de Pizan; however, brought awareness

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    the Renaissance History has showed us how human civilizations advance after some time. Extensively deciphered, the time of Diocletian denoted a conclusive stage in the move from the traditional, the Greco-Roman, progress of the antiquated Roman Empire to the Christian-Germanic human advancement of the early Middle Ages. So also translated, "the age of the Renaissance marked the move from the human progress of the Middle Ages to the cutting edge world"(Ferguson 1). In this way, the Renaissance is the

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    The Northern Renaissance began in the fifthteenth century, catalyzed by the end of the Bubonic Plague, a commercial revolution which brought economic prosperity, and the ideas brought by Italian artists fleeing from French invaders. Northern Europeans quickly accepted Italian art, who combined their traditions with Italian concepts to celebrate realistic portrayals in their paintings. The surge of creativity in Flanders, the hub of the Northern Renaissance, at the time embodied the spirit of the

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    In the Crash Course video, John Green discussed about the Renaissance and some of the main people that influenced the Renaissance. He also talked about some of the important places that had an affect on the Renaissance. Along with how those places were able to affect the Renaissance. Mr.Green also states some reasoning to why he believes that the Renaissance isn't a real event and how it never happened. Mr.Green says that the Renaissance was the rebirth after all the terrible things that happened

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    Rhiana Bishop CHY4U Mrs.Ritsma September 15th, 2017 Humanism and the Italian Renaissance Many people today do not know what humanism is. Even if they don't what it is, many people in this world are humanist. Humanism is the idea behind humanism is the life on earth can be filled with the value not just items, but abilities and individual worth, as well as that humans, can achieve great things. The humanist movement started with a man named Martin Luther. Luther was a German monk who posted what is

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    The Renaissance was a time of both change and prosperity. It can be classified as a new era separate from the cultural deprivation of the Dark Ages. The renaissance became its own period filled with new ideas of philosophy, economics, art, and politics. This change can be attributed to the revival of Greco-Roman culture and the new wealth in Italian city-states. As people started to question the church and their corruptions, new philosophies developed that influenced education, literature and art

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