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Cultural Achievements of the Italian Renaissance.
Title: Cultural Achievements of the Italian Renaissance.
Category: History / European History
Details: Words: 797 | Pages: 3.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Cultural Achievements of the Italian Renaissance.
Humanism was a key movement in the Renaissance and had a major influence on the cultural changes and achievements. Humanists studied history; they were particularly interested in Ancient Greek and Roman civilisation, and classical works, as well as in contemporary history and politics. Although the Humanists were Catholic, their ideas were more secular - "learning emerged from the cloister... to rejoin the human mainstream."
The humanist ideas soon spread into the classroom. Previously, learning had been …showed first 75 words of 797 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 797 total…understand. Patrons decided that they wanted music for entertainment purposes, and hymns became a lot more cheerful, some of the underlying melodies actually originating from ditties that had been heard in the local public house!
During the Renaissance, the past (specifically during the times of Ancient Greece and Rome) was studied in detail; after rediscovering the past, we could move on, having achieved many things culturally: new inventions, new methods and most importantly - new ideas.
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