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Where were the major European states and empires located about 1500 A.D?

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Where were the major European states and empires located about 1500 A.D?

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What were the artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance?

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What were the artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance?

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Renaissance • “Rebirth” of classical knowledge; “birth” of the modern world • Spread of the Renaissance from the Italian city-states to northern Europe

Contributions of the Renaissance • Accomplishments in the visual arts: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci • Accomplishments in literature (sonnets, plays, essays): Shakespeare • Accomplishments in intellectual ideas (humanism): Erasmus

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The revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th–16th centuries

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English poet, playwright, and actor, who lived during the Renaissance and is widely considered the greatest writer in the language of English

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Humanism is a philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence (rationalism, empiricism) over acceptance of dogma or superstition

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Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis.

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Native language or speech of a particular country or region