Revolution, Renaissance

Question 1

What is the Renaissance

Answer 1

The time period spanned from the 14th to the 17th century after the black plague. In this time what is known as the middle class started.

Question 2

What was the belief of Humanism

Answer 2

Humanism was a movement during the Renaissance that focused on studying classical works of literature from the ancient world. Humanists believed in the learning of various topics, rather than focusing solely on getting into heaven.

Question 3

What was Christian Humanism

Answer 3

Christian humanists focused on the history of Christianity, other than learning about other topics like regular humanists did The belief was that good Christians should focus on their lives more on Christ and love.

Question 4

What is the belief of Individualism

Answer 4

Individualism was the thought that the individual was more important than the larger community

Question 5

What is the belief of secularism?

Answer 5

The view is that religion should not be the center of your life

Question 6

Classical scholarship

Answer 6

People started studying the classical world of the ancient Romans and Greeks. This was known as classical scholarship

Question 7

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 7

There is a phrase that is sometimes used for a person that has a variety of talents and that is “Renaissance man” or “Renaissance woman.” The original Renaissance man was Leonardo da Vinci. He was not only a talented artist but also excelled in engineering, architecture, and music. In addition, he was very interested in anatomy and dissected horses and human cadavers to learn how the bones and muscles worked together.