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    but “promote individual virtual and public service”(pg 327). Vittorino da Feltre‚ an Italian humanist teacher‚ not only had his students read works of classical philosophers‚ but also instructed them to exercise and to participate in games. Desiderius Erasmus‚ one of the most famous humanists‚ instructed his students to show good manners‚ speak well‚ and live a healthy life. Renaissance art expressed the ideal of the individual’s worth by focusing on expression of emotions. Leonardo da Vinci‚ for

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    connected. Include the vocabulary words and any other information necessary to complete a concise‚ but thorough‚ explanation of the theme. 1. The Prince --- Henry VII of England --- Cesare Borgia 2. Renaissance --- Secularism --- Materialism 3. Desiderius Erasmus --- Thomas More --- Jan van Eyck 4. Ulrich Zwingli --- John Knox --- The Institutes of Christian Religion 5. Archbishop Cranmer --- Henry VIII --- Elizabethan Settlement 6. Pope Paul III --- Council of Trent --- Angela Merici 7. Huguenots ---Saint

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    must be laid upon a close yet wide study of the greater writers. The student devotes his attention to the content of the literatures of ancient Greece and Rome because with slight qualification the whole of attainable knowledge lies therein. Desiderius Erasmus‚ northern humanist and theologian‚ On the Art of Learning‚ 1511

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    Agriculture Farming methods were primitive and ineffective in the early part of the Middle Ages. At planting time‚ peasants tossed out seeds and plowed fields. Only few plants grew and yields were low. However‚ people gradually adopted new methods and technology. A new farming method was developed. Improvements in agriculture began in 8th and 9th century CE and became widespread in the year 1000. One advancement was the three-field system‚ a method of crop rotation. On the manor‚ there

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    Characteristics of a society By: Alexis Lewis A characteristic of society is simply what it means. But how do you characterize a society? Well for one thing‚ a society is group of people who are elaborative with each other. A characteristic is solely the way you group things‚ living or nonliving. Combine those two words together‚ and you get the following definition. A characteristic of a society is when you categorize a group of people (society) to get the understanding that you need. Why

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    Humanism is a very interesting topic. The word human is easy to describe as a breathing living multicellular organism. Although the term humanism may not be easy to describe. At least not so quickly in one sentence. Humanism was a way of thinking and interacting within a society. As Anthony B. Pinn described in his book “What is humanism and Why does it Matter?” humanism was a way of life for many. More importantly the time period humanism began to thrive was in the 1400s during the Renaissance.

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    expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances 1. Botticelli: One of the leading painters of the Florentine renaissance‚ developed a highly personal style. The Birth of Venus 2. Desiderius Erasmus: Dutch humanist scholar who studied early Christian as well as classical culture; criticized the Church. 3. Fresco: the art or technique of painting on a moist‚ plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture 4

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    Two eras that changed the course of mankind were the Renaissance and the Reformation. The Renaissance‚ an era that takes its name from the French word for "rebirth‚" began in late 14th-century Italy. It came to maturity in the 15th century‚ and spread to the rest of Europe after the middle of that century. Following the devastation of the black plague‚ it marked not only the physical recovery of the human population across Europe‚ but also an artistic‚ intellectual‚ scientific‚ and philosophical

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    Renaissance. Along with your descriptions‚ include answers to the following questions: • What are the social and cultural similarities between the Italian and Northern European Renaissance? • What are the social and cultural differences between the Italian and Northern European Renaissance? • What are the relationships between the arts and the cultures of the Italian Renaissance and the Northern European Renaissance? • How are the social and cultural differences reflected in the arts

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