WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by
A
unquestioned reliance on the teachings of Aristotle
B
an advance of Muslim culture
C
Christian unity throughout the region
D
great intellectual and artistic creativity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Renaissance is known as an Intellectual Movement because it brought new developments in the fields of literature, religion, philosophy, politics, art, and science.

Detailed explanation-2: -Renaissance (c. The English Renaissance (also called the Early Modern period) dates from the beginning of the Protestant Reformation and from the height of the Quattrocento (1400’s) in Italy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Renaissance included an intellectual movement known as Humanism. Among its many principles, humanism promoted the idea that humans are at the center of their own universe and should embrace human achievements in education, classical arts, literature and science.

Detailed explanation-4: -The intellectual basis of the Renaissance was its version of humanism, derived from the concept of Roman humanitas and the rediscovery of classical Greek philosophy, such as that of Protagoras, who said that “man is the measure of all things".

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