Renaissance Period: All you need to know

Vital Facts

1. Hunting became a popular activity especially for the elite and upper class. 2. This time was a period of rebirth for many cultures, which were previously discouraged or unknown. 3. Remnants of Renaissance-inspired architecture can still be seen everywhere today in churches and many other important buildings in Italy especially cities like Florence that were central to the entire period. 4. The Early Renaissance was kickstarted by an architectural competition in 1401. 5. Artists of this period aimed for more realism in their paintings and sculptures. 6. Early Renaissance artists started to use perspective in painting. 7. Renaissance flourished in Italy due to its abundant riches

Negative facts about Renaissance

1. If you were a child you did not get the chance to enjoy childhood. 2. If you were poor, you were not permitted to attend school. 3. Schools only allowed boys who had the money. 4. Money value changed regularly. 5. Slavery flourished again, despite fading away in Europe earlier. 6. Women did not have many privileges. 7. Religious wars occurred.

Other Practically Unknown Facts I've Found

1. Ladies sunned their hair. Sun on your skin were severely frowned upon... a lady had silken pale skin with transparently rosy cheeks, and only a peasant had skin tanned by the sun. 2. Artists were initially thought of as craftsmen. They worked in workshops and belonged to a guild. 3. People began to enjoy more luxuries, nicer clothes, finer foods, and the arts. 4. There were new ideas during this time including a new Christian church called Protestantism and a new philosophy called Humanism. 5. The first violin was invented during the Renaissance by Italian Andrea Amati in 1555. 6. In the painting "Allegory of Good and Bad Government" by Ambrogio Lorenzetti he reveals that people were changing their political views to anti-monarchical. 7. Before the Renaissance artist were subject to just one genre which was religion.

Conclusion (things to remember)

1. Problem and Solution. Though the Renaissance period changed our lives positively, we must beware not to be redundant in actions that were considered normal in the Renaissance period. (such as Slavery) 2. Art's Influence. Art is an important piece of a human's life, it helps soothe anxiety; and you can unleash your anger by painting in the wacky way called abstract art, which, even though it was not introduced in the Renaissance period, is still a type of art that some artist were famous for (Pablo Picasso) 3. Remember the Life-Changers. Inventions that improved the lives of the existing people during the Renaissance period are major. But sometimes we forget the great works of inventors that turned lives around for the people considered too poor to do anything except work, and we must think where we would be without them.

What is Renaissance and what happened during this period?

1. The Renaissance is a period from the 14th to the 17th century. 2. Arts thrived during The Renaissance. Artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo created greats works of art during this time. Writers like William Shakespeare were producing their own masterpieces. 3. The Renaissance was the age of exploration. The voyages of many great explorers like Columbus, Vespucci, Ponce de Leon, Polo, De Soto and Balboa occurred during the Renaissance. 4. The influence of the Renaissance impacted and shaped the future. The changes that happened led to a modern era. 5. The birthplace of the Renaissance was Italy. 6. Italy was the cornerstone and of course birthplace of world culture during the Renaissance period. 7. Many important historians and literary experts at the time believed that the Renaissance was the re-birth of Roman and Greek Latin heritage, which directly influenced the advancements in arts, architecture, science and literature.

Positive facts about Renaissance

1. The world's most famous thinkers existed during this time, and helped to improve this period of work and invention. 2. Trade helped Europe spread cultures and religion. 3. Inventions also were a big part of Europe's development during this time. 4. Travel was encouraged and many foreigners therefore bought goods to Europe, inciting the spread of different products and spreading their own cultures and religion. 5. Inventions created years ago during this period now have positive impact on our world today. 6. The discoveries in art have incited our interest of recreating the beautiful works of many artists at that time. 7. Ever since the invention of the printing press, books were available and more people received proper education.

Why should we accept both positive and negative effects of the Renaissance period?

1. We will be able to learn from our mistakes. 2. We can always make improvements. 3. We will know never again to let negative things like these ever happen. 4. We should know that we will never have an era that will have no flaws. 5. The positive impact the Renaissance period has had on us let's us know that our ancestors have done a good job improving the future us. 6. We will make sure to keep up the positive work. 7. There will always be new things to explore and invent, so we must let the old inventions inspire us to improve our world as our ancestors did.

Citations

1. https://www.biographyonline.net/facts-about-the-renaissance/ 2. https://learnodo-newtonic.com/renaissance-facts 3. http://blog.bellavistatours.com/15-interesting-and-weird-facts-about-the-renaissance