“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future” - Theodore Roosevelt. Turning points in history defines the influential change in the way something is done for the better or worse. Three notable turning points are Alexander's Empire, The Renaissance, and The Agricultural Revolution which all had forever political, social, and cultural impacts showing the importance of a turning point is more than a historical event, rather an event that caused impacting change. Alexander the Great was a ruler of Greece, his conquering, leadership, and knowledge gave Alexander the influence to inspire other empires. He was so influential that his dynamic leadership traits continued on even after his death. Alexander
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Alexander's tactics affected history in its ways of thinking and seeing. After his death, the military legend left behind still continued through other countries and eras. Alexander’s ambitiousness to conquer more land fell short due to his sudden death. ”His death—and the bloody infighting for control that happened afterwards—unraveled the empire he’d fought so hard to create. Nonetheless, many conquered lands retained the Greek influence Alexander introduced—some cities he founded remain important cultural centers even today” (History.com). His conquered land was passed down and he guided the establishment of a new way of governing that was spread around to other nations. Alexander's empire impacted the way countries lead and gain …show more content…
Without the Renaissance we might not have preserved and appreciated arts, education, and human values like we do today. An influential idea was Humanism, leading to new attitudes towards art, authority religion and ideas which humanists describe as a time “ in which learning, literature, and the arts were reborn after a long, dark Middle Ages.” (Encyclopedia) Humanist were determined after the plague to reform as survivors and they were influenced by the Greece. They saw the ancient world of Rome and Greece, whose literature, learning, and politics they have alway admired, as an honor of high achievement. This decision of exploring changed the art world in history. Another important idea that had a huge impact from humanism was education, the Renaissance directed education that could be innovative in a person's life. “Humanist educators designed teaching methods to prepare well-rounded, liberally educated people. Multiple humanist believed that understanding and conversing about the meaning of literature was more important than memorizing it” (Renaissance Education Between Religion and Politics). Similar to today's Honor and AP classes, the humanistic education system wanted a higher education to be taught and not memorized. Humanism was frequent in Renaissance education and can also be seen more modernly in today's school. Creating a learning environment for
Alexander's tactics affected history in its ways of thinking and seeing. After his death, the military legend left behind still continued through other countries and eras. Alexander’s ambitiousness to conquer more land fell short due to his sudden death. ”His death—and the bloody infighting for control that happened afterwards—unraveled the empire he’d fought so hard to create. Nonetheless, many conquered lands retained the Greek influence Alexander introduced—some cities he founded remain important cultural centers even today” (History.com). His conquered land was passed down and he guided the establishment of a new way of governing that was spread around to other nations. Alexander's empire impacted the way countries lead and gain …show more content…
Without the Renaissance we might not have preserved and appreciated arts, education, and human values like we do today. An influential idea was Humanism, leading to new attitudes towards art, authority religion and ideas which humanists describe as a time “ in which learning, literature, and the arts were reborn after a long, dark Middle Ages.” (Encyclopedia) Humanist were determined after the plague to reform as survivors and they were influenced by the Greece. They saw the ancient world of Rome and Greece, whose literature, learning, and politics they have alway admired, as an honor of high achievement. This decision of exploring changed the art world in history. Another important idea that had a huge impact from humanism was education, the Renaissance directed education that could be innovative in a person's life. “Humanist educators designed teaching methods to prepare well-rounded, liberally educated people. Multiple humanist believed that understanding and conversing about the meaning of literature was more important than memorizing it” (Renaissance Education Between Religion and Politics). Similar to today's Honor and AP classes, the humanistic education system wanted a higher education to be taught and not memorized. Humanism was frequent in Renaissance education and can also be seen more modernly in today's school. Creating a learning environment for