The Influence Of The Middle Ages

Middle Ages, or the medieval times, was a long period of history from 500 AD to 1500 AD. The renaissance is the era that brought discovery, new exploration, and astronomy. Renaissance means “rebirth” and was a cultural movement from the fourteenth century to the seventeenth century. Powerful inventions were made the renaissance, such as the printing press, gunpowder, and the mariner’s compass. Each era is extremely different and made a great influence on the modern world and how we see art, literature, and power of the Church.
The Middle Ages were a period of dark artistic expression. The art was very gothic, consisting of mostly religious paintings. These paintings lacked emotion, perspective and were nearly all one dimensional. When the Renaissance started, art was a very big deal and a key factor in revolutionizing modern art. In the renaissance, artists developed use …show more content…
The Church was supreme and at the center of attention. Philosophical views were not allowed. Beliefs were centered on superstitions and underpinned beliefs about ethics, the meaning life, and life after death. The Renaissance era became a time when the Pope and Church were not the most dominant institution. This lead to more people questioning the Church and becoming skeptical. “It is clear that Christianity, in both its theology and its ethics, had lost its hold on perhaps a majority of the Italian humanists” (Durant 94). The state is now in power and reformation took place. Humanism was introduced and had a great impact in the Renaissance way of life.
With both eras being huge parts of European history the Renaissance was the bridge between the dark middle ages and modern day. The Renaissance brought reawakening to literature, art, and new beliefs. Ideas were more human and questioned in nature. Within the two eras, focus clearly shifted from a strict one-sided religious culture to a more human secular