1. What is the Renaissance? Foldable page 39 in your Notebook

2. What is the Renaissance?
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A cultural revival that swept through Europe from the 1300s – 1500s.
Renaissance means “rebirth”.
- Love for art and education
-Interest in Ancient Greek and Roman works revived

3. What are the Origins of the Renaissance?
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Began in Italy
Italy was the crossroads of trade between Northern Europe and the lands of the Middle East and Africa.
Growth of trade promoted a free flow of ideas (new way of thinking).
Contact with the Middle East led to knowledge of science, math, and classical Greek and Roman learning.

4. What are the characteristics of the Renaissance?
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1. Humanism- a way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions.

5. What are the characteristics of the Renaissance?
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2. Classical Art- Influenced by classical Greece and Rome artists, architects, poets, and authors.
3. Questioning spirit- all was questioned- nothing was taken for granted or taken as fact.

6. When did the Renaissance start?
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Around the 1300s.