WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
A
a nation’s strength
B
a family’s ancestors
C
a person’s achievements
D
an army’s success in battle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Renaissance there was a focus on Individualism; this emphasized the importance of personality, and uniqueness of an individual. People wanted to be artists, athletes, painters, and scholars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Among them were humanism, individualism, skepticism, well-roundedness, secularism, classicism and patronage. These values were reflected in buildings, writing, painting, sculpture, and science. Every aspect of their lives!

Detailed explanation-3: -Individualism/Self-fashioning: The notion of individualism became important during the Renaissance as artists sought public recognition and reputation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Three great masters–Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael–dominated the period known as the High Renaissance, which lasted roughly from the early 1490s until the sack of Rome by the troops of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V of Spain in 1527.

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