WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What two civilizations inspired and influenced the artistic styles of the Renaissance?
A
Ancient Egypt and Ancient Persia
B
Ancient Persia and Ancient Greece
C
Ancient Rome and Mesopotamia
D
Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Renaissance, Italian artists and architects began looking for inspiration from the Classical civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because of the widespread nature of the Roman Empire, Roman art took on attributes from Greece, Egypt, and the Etruscans. The influence of Greek art, however, is the most noticeable in the Roman style. According to myth, the Roman civilization was founded by Romulus and Remus, who had Greek heritage.

Detailed explanation-3: -These ideals included realism, harmony, symmetry and the idea that physical perfection in art implied a perfection of both mind and spirit. This was a massive contrast to the art of the middle ages, but exactly in line with the work of the Greeks and Romans.

Detailed explanation-4: -A central theme found within the Renaissance era, which was derived from the Ancient Greek and Roman society, was the belief of humanism. Humanism is the belief that humans and their lives are more important or equal to religious/supernatural things.

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