Xayasith Kayavong
7 - 31- 01
This was my final exam paper for my global cultures class.
Introduction
What is Renaissance? Renaissance is the French word for rebirth, it perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries. It was a time of growth and prosperity. The Renaissance brought about the rediscovery of the Greek classics, curiosity and objectivity about the world, and the assertion of the importance of individualism which lead to humanism, the study of man in terms of a non-religious man. These are a few examples of the characteristics of the Renaissance. During the Renaissance, Europe emerged from the economic stagnation of the Middle Ages and experienced time of financial growth. Also, and perhaps most importantly, the Renaissance was an age in which artistic, social, scientific, and political thought turned in new directions. There will be a discussion about the Renaissance along with three examples of its significance, how classical Greek was related, and how China was related to the Renaissance.
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In the late Middle Ages in Europe, when the threat of invasion from the barbarians had lessened, people left the country for towns and cities so they could engage in more profitable pursuits. Life in the city was soon to change drastically when the bubonic plague struck. During the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance (1348 - 1450) the bubonic plague, also called the "Black Death", devastated a third of the population of Europe, 70 million in 1300 to only 45 million in 1400. The plague, which was fatal, spread most rapidly in cities, where people were in close contact with each other. The plague came to Europe from ships over sea from Southern Russia. The rats that were bit by the fleas on board the...