How Did the Renaissance Change Man Views of the World the Middle Ages began after the fall of the Roman Empire in 500 CE and lasted until around 1350 Ce. The Middle Ages were also known as the “Dark Ages” due to the depression occurring at that time. During the middle ages the people of the Renaissance were illiterate and majority of the people were serfs who worked for lords and their land. As time evolved peasant farmers became more efficient and educated. According to the background essay with this change they gained freedom and independence leading to the ability of being able to question the church’s methods (Background Essay). The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the Renaissance changed man's view of Man.
Renaissance artists expressed their thoughts about human nature through detailed paintings. “The [clearest] evidence of the break with medieval culture comes from the visual arts” (Doc A). Comparing the art of the Madonna from the middle ages to the Renaissance painting of the Mona Lisa. Change in time is demonstrated by Leonardo da Vinci exceptionally detailed art, …show more content…
The changes in the science field from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance demonstrate just how many advancements took place during that time period. For instance, from (Doc D) "based on the research done by Andreas Vesalius, who dissected human corpses to better explain the human body.” Another important factor was from the Middle Ages to Renaissance believing The Geocentic Universe Theory of Ptolemy "He developed a theory of the universe that was adopted by most scholars during the Middle Ages" whereas later on The Heliocentric Universe theory was made by Copernicus. Copernicus's theory "Relying mostly on mathematic sand observation". Middle Ages (Doc C). Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory which means sun-centered this was not widely
Renaissance artists expressed their thoughts about human nature through detailed paintings. “The [clearest] evidence of the break with medieval culture comes from the visual arts” (Doc A). Comparing the art of the Madonna from the middle ages to the Renaissance painting of the Mona Lisa. Change in time is demonstrated by Leonardo da Vinci exceptionally detailed art, …show more content…
The changes in the science field from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance demonstrate just how many advancements took place during that time period. For instance, from (Doc D) "based on the research done by Andreas Vesalius, who dissected human corpses to better explain the human body.” Another important factor was from the Middle Ages to Renaissance believing The Geocentic Universe Theory of Ptolemy "He developed a theory of the universe that was adopted by most scholars during the Middle Ages" whereas later on The Heliocentric Universe theory was made by Copernicus. Copernicus's theory "Relying mostly on mathematic sand observation". Middle Ages (Doc C). Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory which means sun-centered this was not widely