The greatest historical phenomena mentioned in this chapter was the Age of Renaissance. The Renaissance was a rebirth of many cultural aspects that were thought to have been lost to the ever changing world. The Renaissance originated in Europe during the 14th century in Italy. This new age brought about many great changes in Italian intellectual, artistic, and even cultural life. Even though the Renaissance began in the 14th century, it wasn’t given an official title until the 16th century. A man named Giorgio Vasari was the first to give the Renaissance its name. Vasari was a famous artist and art historian who used his art to show that the past had been reborn after years of being forgotten. While Italy was affected early in to the 14th century
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The Renaissance was known as a self-conscious intellectual movement. One well-known figure of this intellectual movement was Francesco Petrarch. Petrarch was a poet and humanist, who lived during the 14th century. Petrarch believed that the migration of the Germans had caused a cultural break with the rich culture of Rome. This break that Petrarch called this break the “Dark Ages”. Like many other modernized men of the 14th century, Petrarch believed that his was witnessing a new golden age when the Renaissance began.
The deep thinkers of the 14th century, along with Petrarch studied the ancient past such as the Roman Empire and the Latin language. These studies were known as the liberal arts, and are generally known as humanism. The people who studied the liberal arts came to be known as humanists. Humanists studied classic and ancient things to grasp a better understanding of human nature. Some of the most important things to humanists were education and moral behavior.
The Renaissance brought about many changes in European society. It allowed for free and deep thinkers more opportunities to express their interests such as art, poetry, or even architecture. The Renaissance played a very important role in European
The Renaissance was known as a self-conscious intellectual movement. One well-known figure of this intellectual movement was Francesco Petrarch. Petrarch was a poet and humanist, who lived during the 14th century. Petrarch believed that the migration of the Germans had caused a cultural break with the rich culture of Rome. This break that Petrarch called this break the “Dark Ages”. Like many other modernized men of the 14th century, Petrarch believed that his was witnessing a new golden age when the Renaissance began.
The deep thinkers of the 14th century, along with Petrarch studied the ancient past such as the Roman Empire and the Latin language. These studies were known as the liberal arts, and are generally known as humanism. The people who studied the liberal arts came to be known as humanists. Humanists studied classic and ancient things to grasp a better understanding of human nature. Some of the most important things to humanists were education and moral behavior.
The Renaissance brought about many changes in European society. It allowed for free and deep thinkers more opportunities to express their interests such as art, poetry, or even architecture. The Renaissance played a very important role in European