2. “The Renaissance brought a new spirit of discovery and achievement to Europe” Renaissance – "Rebirth"
3. The Renaissance began early during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.Individuals and groups started challenging Medieval styles and traditions.Rise of “secular” influence, religion became less of a focal point.Many famous painters, scientists, politicians , and artisans from this period.
5. concentrated on resolving particular contradictions, through a combination of reasoning and empirical evidence.Involved studying of 5 humanities: poetry, grammar, history, moral philosophy and rhetoric Humanism
6. Art bloomed, and consisted of humanism and self-awareness, the first time secular subjects flourishedArtists:Leonardo Da VinciMichaelanglo Art
7. Period of science backwardness, people prefer studying humanities compared to applied mathematics or natural philosophy. The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg gave way to authors writing in more local vernaculars rather than classical languages such as Greek or Latin. Science
8. Paradise Lost, William Shakespeare, Cervantes, etc Focused on challenging popular belief Literature