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Benjamin Franklin, though not from the Renaissance, is considered to be a Renaissance man.

2006-09-01 12:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mordent 7 · 2 0

The "world" Renaissance? Or the WORD Renaissance?

During the 16th century, Europe experienced a revival in the arts--especially music.

2006-09-01 12:43:06 · answer #2 · answered by amish-robot 4 · 0 0

Re-birth. While China, and various other places far away from western history, were happily developing continuous histories from tribes to empires, europe was undergoing some sideways knocks. When the roman empire was reorganised into Byzantium and the Vatican, the Italian peninsular entered a state of cultural impoverishment - the Roman administration withdrew and took its fancy ways with it.

Missionaries travelled about western Europe, and with the social cohesion of the church came the rise of the European monarchies, who generated enough income to build Islam-style stone castles, and banks. Double-entry book keeping (used in Italy before rest of Europe) creates money from nowhere. The state bank and the issue of legal tender provided the monarchs with gold to pay their soldiers, while this new guaranteed money gave their economies a new liquidity. The increasingly wealthy administrative classes showed their wealth to eachother by commisioning works of art, music, buildings, furniture, etc. The church also demonstrated its potency in this way. Such great things were there to own, that entrepeneurs went to great lengths to make a profit. So it looks like the greatness of art, etc has come back to life. But its more of another example than a re-birth - that's a bit grand, I think.
ps the rennaissance is a treasure chest of human achievement, payed for in significant part by tythes (and other tributes) paid to the church. The empires, industrial revolution and today's articstic expressions would be impossible without it. It is a great bit of history, and there's nothing quite like an old master or a symphony.

2006-09-01 13:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Which Renaissance philosopher do you think developed the greatest contribution to humanity?

2006-09-01 14:43:26 · answer #4 · answered by tabby 1 · 0 0

It would be a true renaissance if children did their own homework.

2006-09-01 12:46:09 · answer #5 · answered by chubbiguy40 4 · 0 0

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