How Did The Renaissance Change The World

In some ways , the Renaissance turned the world, and ,and place in the world upside down . In the years between the fall of Rome and the 14th century the Catholic Church was in charge of Europe. Literacy was only for priest and monks and truth was to be found in the Bible and the words of the pope . In 1350 , new ideas and arts began to be created in Italy, thus starting the time period we call the renaissance. People started focusing more on themselves then just god. Three examples of these changes are found In painting , literature and astronomy.

It's very obvious to see that paintings changed during the renaissance. During the Middle Ages, paintings were mostly religious and not very realistic. During the renaissance you start to see more realistic images of people . An example of this would be Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa (Doc A) in the Mona Lisa you see a very realistic image of a woman with facial expressions, natural fold in clothes, and uses shading . This is very different from the medieval madonna, using little facial features and a baby that looks like a small man. (Doc A) Medievals were not interested in individuals but da Vinci was.
In the medieval morality play Everyman. The focus is on death, sin, and the final reckoning when god decides if Everyman is going to heaven or hell (Doc B). But, in William Shakespeare writing during the renaissance, it celebrates man's nature , beauty, the most perfect of all animals (Doc B). Medieval Everyman seems powerless as he approaches judgement , while Shakespeare lives life to the fullest displaying the action of angles and understanding of