MWH Bridging the Gap Flashcards
What did the ¨black death¨ lead to?
Initially, the plague led to a revival in religion among many Previously, people assumed that the world was fixed and god-ordained
The Black Death led to a great questioning of the old certainties
What is the Renaissance? - What did it cause people to think?
Renaissance means rebirth and Europe was recovering from the Dark Ages and the plague.
People had lost their faith in the church and began to put more focus on human beings.
What is Humanism
People could make their own decisions apart from their religion.
Humanism celebrates the individual
Stimulated the growth of Greek and Roman literature and culture
What were the Renaissance artists?
Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci (father of the Renaissance¨), and Michelangelo
