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    The Renaissance era served as an impact to the development of our modern day American society including the cultures plus the creative expressions we have today. The influence gave light to individualism of humans providing unique approach to every idea set forth and side tracked the dominant ideals that were heavily followed by the church. Although religion has always been a major part of all civilizations and cultures even throughout the Renaissance period, the potential that every individual

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    Europe for example, it is until the end of Middle age that the science and technology started developing rapidly, which can be closely related to the great changes of culture during the period of The Renaissance. Here, I’d like to make a comparison between the period before and after The Renaissance to discuss how the cultural background will influence the development of science. In the Middle Ages, the Christian religion with theology took the control across the land with rationality and science

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    In my opinion one of the most monumental things to happen to the world outside of the United States has to be the renaissance. The reason being is that it shaped to world of art to the sophisticated way it is today. It sculpted Europe into the great country it is today.It was also the same time the bubonic plague happened with infected and killed about 50 million people and changed the religious belief for many people. Maybe you still don't think the death of so many people or the growth of Europe

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    Petrarch was careful enough to maintain Cicero’s own style of writing whenever it was Cicero’s turn to “write”, almost in an attempt to revive the Greek style of thinking. For this reason, Petrarch is considered being at the forefront of Renaissance humanism. “Renaissance humanism was an intellectual movement based on the study of the Classical literary works of Greece and Rome” (Spielvogel 344). This period was a blooming time in art and thought that took over Europe in the 1500s. This revolution in

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    and political rebirth, which is known as the Renaissance. During this medieval period, the Mongol invasion of Europe brought the Black Death pandemic to Europe and led a large-scale deterioration on its population, culture, and society. The increasing trade with non-Europeans later brought the opportunity and introduction of capitalism through increasing trade networks and connections. The increasing trade networks also helped contribute to the Renaissance. In the mid-fourteenth century, the Mongol

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    1920s through the 1930s, blacks weren’t fulfilled with the way they were living. Before the Harlem Renaissance began, African Americans faced poor conditions in which they were treated. They had no rights and were given nothing during their time in the south. Blacks living in the south were treated as slaves. They were treated like dirt that the people of higher power could walk over. Many African Americans were promised things that they never received. For example, land, they wanted land in which they

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    experience was extraordinary. At some point time I had learned about the medieval times and what the time period was like, but never really had the experience. What exactly is the Renaissance Festival? I found this to be a recurring thought on the opening day as my family and I arrived at the Festival. The Renaissance Festival is a unique festival that takes place in the United States of America. Most of the time they are non-permanent set ups that are only around for a period of

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    naturalism, idealism, or abstract themes. During the 1920’s, an era known as the Harlem Renaissance defined black culture and changed entertainment around the world. The black community used art such as music, literature, and paintings to express social freedom. Artist such as Jacob Lawrence, Langston Hughes, and Duke Ellington used their art as a form of therapy and communication to share the life of an African American in White America. This phenomenon created culture pride within the community. Their

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    The ideological movement of the Renaissance and Reformation led to new exploration to trade with people out of Europe. One of the most challenging elements of historical research was collecting evidence from civilizations that did not record daily life in clearly written form. From the brewing of beer to harvesting beans, made historians quibble over particular interpretations. There were multiple widespread civilization with scientific, mathematic, architectural and artistic innovation during the17th

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    African American’s and the Harlem Renaissance also known as New Negro Movement Many African Americans had been enslaved and remained living in the south. After the end of slavery, the emancipated African Americans, started to act for civic participation, political equality and economic and cultural independence. Right after the civil war had ended many African American Congressmen began to give speeches after the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. 6 of the congressmen were black by 1875 as part

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