Renaissance History and Religions – (A) Which three (3) historical or cultural developments from the Renaissance
Renaissance History and Religions – (A) Which three (3) historical or cultural developments from the Renaissance truly define the time period as “rebirth” and why? Please mention 1 specific reason why each development supports the notion of the Renaissance as a “rebirth.” (B) Which Protestant reformer’s arguments (Martin Luther’s or John Calvin’s) are more persuasive and why? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons.
Renaissance Visual Arts – (A) Which single Renaissance painter contributed the most to the development of painting during the Renaissance and why? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons. (B) Which single Renaissance work of architecture or sculpture would you choose to teach someone about the visual arts of the Renaissance and why? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons.
Renaissance Philosophy – (A) Whose view of human nature is more accurate, Pico della Mirandola’s or Niccolo Machiavelli’s? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons. (B) Were Sir Thomas More’s Utopia and Baldassare Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier successful in their attempts to define a perfect society and a perfect human being, respectively? Why or why not? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons.
Renaissance Performing Arts – (A) Please compare and contrast the music and dance of the Renaissance with the music and dance of the Middle Ages with at least three (3) specific points of similarity and at least three (3) specific points of difference. (B) Which single Renaissance play was most influential and why? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons.
Renaissance Literature – (A) Which single Renaissance poem best captures the essence of the Renaissance and why? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons. (B) Which single Renaissance fictional prose literary work is the most revolutionary in terms of its style, subject matter, etc. and why? Please support your response with at least three (3) specific examples/reasons.
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The renaissance defines a period between the 14th and 16th centuries in Europe where the world was fast shifting from an ancient to a modern world characterized by the growth of new powerful states, the middle-class, art, quest for education and philosophy. Three historical/cultural events that truly describe the period as the “rebirth era…………………………….
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