Disney Renaissance

For ages, people have been coming up with new innovations to revolutionize the world and the people living there. Rome, with the invention of the road, created a new way of communicating throughout the empire. After the Islamic empire introduced mosques to the world, all the Muslims go there to pray to Allah. Paper money became very common after the Chinese created it. These three civilizations that used to trade together made more incredible things possible during their time period. Created…

The Revolutionary Scientific Revolution Humankind went from believing in the heavens to believing in the universe. However, the question that stands is what really sparked this mental shift. Many historians attribute it to the scientific revolution because many big scientific discoveries which greatly challenged religion began. Moreover, the scientific revolution began a period of people building upon each other's ideas to get to new conclusions.Some might argue that the scientific revolution…

Today, ladies and gentlemen we are gathered here to talk about something meaningful. My name is Ben, and this is Bryanna, Kevin, Grant, and Casey. We will be talking about an art piece from the late Middle Ages. This painting was called the Maesta, by Duccio di Buoninsegna. The painting represented meaningful religious studies during the late Medieval times. Kevin: Our first topic is based on the artist himself. I will talk about his life, his biography, where he was from, and some background…

For my compare and contrast essay, the artworks I picked are “Pieta” by Titian and “Lamentation” by Giotto Di Bondone. Titian was born in Cadore, Italy in 1485 and died in 1576. He was an Italian painter during the Renaissance who painted works for Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, Pope Paul III, and King Philip II of Spain. Titian was a leading Italian painter that everyone admired. Most of Titian’s portraits displayed fresco, equally skillful landscape backgrounds, mythological, and religious…

not just religious ideas. The humanist’s movement was during the time of the renaissance era. During this era, many culture, education, and arts began to revive themselves. The culture in the European times began to thrive again too. Great things were happening except for the Protestants that rejected the church, so there were religious problems during this time as well. The humanist movement of the European Renaissance and the Protestant reformation transform Western Culture because of their…

In Alexandra Korey’s article, “Being a woman in Italy...in the Renaissance,” she argues that although the role of a woman in the present day has not been universally equalized, we have made substantial improvements since the conditions of the Renaissance era. She states, “Most of what we know...comes from documents, paintings, or other visual evidence that tells us much more about the patrician than peasants.” Originally, gender roles were highly influenced by the Christian story of the…

On one hand, I feel very happy about the existence of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, but on the other hand, I feel there should be more ballet company of color in the United States to help African American ballet dancers thrive. It would definitely help more African American ballet dancers to get more opportunities to perform and improve. If more ballet company of color are existed, it will increase the exposure and awareness of ballet for African Americans and inspire more young people to join…

Document analysis paper The Renaissance was started by the creation of humanism. Leonardo Bruni, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Baldassare Castiglione were all humanists but Leonardo Bruni was the chancellor of Florence. Niccolò Machiavelli and Baldassare Castiglione were authors that were famous for writing The Prince and The Book of Courtier, respectively. Machiavelli later became the “father of modern political theory.” Bruni, Machiavelli, and Castiglione helped shape today’s countries by each…

was the one who wrote down music so that it could be sung the same in every church. He created this and called it Gregorian chant. Hildegard de Bingen was a very important person during the time period too. The Renaissance showed even more improvement than the Middle Ages. The Renaissance…

Renaissance thinkers had a new interest in ancient Rome. Italy had been the center of the Roman Empire, and people could study its art and architecture. The Roman Catholic church, based on Rome, supported many artists and scholars. Trade routes also carried new ideas that were important in shaping the renaissance. Muslim scholars had preserved and developed the scientific and technical knowledge of ancient Greece and Rome, which had been forgotten in medieval europe. Artist Leonardo da Vinci…