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    During The Renaissance There were many different superstitions popular at the time of the Renaissance. Many people believed in luck‚ ghosts‚ witches‚ and astrology. There were multiple items associated with luck and have their origins in Renaissance superstitions. Such as‚ if something bad happened‚ like an injury or receiving bad news‚ a person during the Renaissance would record the day and time and consider it ‘unlucky’ and avoid important activities at the time from there on. Renaissance people

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    Gender roles took a very big part with the depiction of women during the strong artistic values in the Renaissance. This included social run ins‚ what women did and were allowed to do‚ the women who participated in making art‚ art workshops and institutions‚ how nuns and religions were involved‚ the differences between men and women with public art‚ patronage and the female representation. Women have always been discriminated against in the art world and had very different rules than

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    AP Euro Unit I Medieval to Renaissance evolution Intro to FRQ and DBQ Essays: Isabella of Spain (summer homework packet) Quiz on summer reading Sept. 3________ Quiz on Western Europe Map Sept. 5________ Chapter 13 Renaissance Evolution of Renaissance 413-418 __________ Intellectual hallmarks 419-421 __________ Art & artist 422-427 __________ Social change 428-437 __________ Quiz on 413-438 Sept.12________ Renaissance in north 438-440 __________ Politics &

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    BACKGROUND OF THE RENAISSANCE ERA 1 THE ‘REBIRTH’ OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC 3 THE FAMOUS COMPOSERS 4 SACRED AND SECULAR VOCAL GENRES IN THE RENAISSANCE 10 SACRED VOCAL GENRES: 10 SECULAR VOCAL GENRES: 10 INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC: 11 CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC 14 Words and Music 14 Texture 14 Rhythm and Melody 15 RENAISSANCE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 16 Recorders and flutes 17 Shawm 17 Dulcian 17 References 18 BACKGROUND OF THE RENAISSANCE ERA

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    Event: The Italian Renaissance begins Cause People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”‚ so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work. Fall of Constantinople‚ which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin. Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek‚ Roman‚ and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”. The Printing

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    Renaissance and Political Institutions Name: Instructor’s Name: Class: Date: Introduction Renaissance is a French term meaning rebirth or revival. Renaissance period in the history of Europe starts from the beginning of 15th century to the end of 16th century. The Renaissance manifested the transitional phase from the medieval ages to the modern era. It was a time of social and cultural changes in Europe. It is believed to be the beginning of the modern world and hence the new phase of the

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    Satan as renaissance character OR Paradise Lost under the influence of renaissance. Milton is the son both of the Renaissance and Reformation. Renaissance begins with the ancient Greek literature. Renaissance means rebirth of an interest in classical Greek literature. Renaissance revived man’s interest in the world and gave him new eyes to look upon the beauty‚ love‚ life‚ learning and liberty. The earlier world was Theo-centric‚ means the God or Church was at the

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    Stacy Ducharme ENL-307 Prof. J. Schaaf 18 September 2013 Dr. Faustus – A Renaissance Play Defined as a “rebirth”‚ Renaissance literature remains true to its name throughout the texts developed during this tumultuous period of history often by focusing on the re-invention of the self‚ as well as abolishing the old and welcoming the new. Specifically in the Tragical History of Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe‚ the playwright incorporates greater themes of religion‚ politics‚ and philosophy

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    The Renaissance Moves North Around what time did the Renaissance begin to move north? We can say Renaissance began in the mid-1400s to 1450 in Italy‚ when a German printer named Johannes Gutenberg began a work on a project that would create a new way of printing books. He would develop a system of movable type that are individual letters and marks that could be arranged and rearranged quickly‚ and through this new machine the availability of books would change the way information and ideas traveled

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    OUTLINE I. Introduction – The Renaissance was a period of time when great changes occurred across the world that changed the way people lived and how they thought. The Renaissance was a period of time spanning over several centuries. It affected the entire world at different times and in different ways. Europe and England were also greatly influenced as part of the Renaissance Many outcomes developed as a result of the Renaissance. II. The Renaissance was a period of time spanning over several

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