Research Paper On The Renaissance

The renaissance was a period of time in Europe that took place from the 14th to 17th century. When the Renaissance began it was meant to be a re-birth of classical Greek and Roman Culture. This time was thought to be a bridge that connected the Middle Ages to the modern age of Europe. The Renaissance began as a cultural movement in Italy during the Late Middle Ages and later spread throughout Europe. As this new era in European history began a new intellectual basis became the norm. People began to live by a new version of humanism, which lead to a new way of thinking that affected art, architecture, politics, science, and literature.

During the Renaissance Feudalism still existed even though it was politically a large part of the middle Ages. Feudalism was the dominant social system of Medieval Europe and had left the nobility in power due to the lands they held power over that were granted to them from the king in exchange for military service. These men were known as vassals and would then offer the same protection onto the serfs who worked their lands for them and the serfs would in exchange receive protection. For most of Europe Feudalism was how their political
During the 14th century the culture began to return to the idea of learning based on classical sources and being able to understand and read the vernacular of the time. Many felt that resurgence of the need to learn was credited to Petrarch. Petrarch was an Italian scholar and poet and he was considered to be one of the earliest humanists. Having found the letters of Cicero, he is often credited with being the cause of the 14th century renaissance. Petrarch has been called “The father of Humanisms” due to his ideas that helped to shape the Renaissance. AS humanisms spread more through Europe it affected the methods of study and brought on the search for realism and human emotion in art and