HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Renewed interest in the Catholic Church as a source of inspiration for art and literature.
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Decline in the appreciation of art, music, literature, architecture, and ideas from other cultures
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Decline of art and literary techniques and innovations because of Church dominance
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Creation of art and literature focused on the secular which led to decreased power of the Church
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Catholic Church also began to lose its power as church officials bickered. At one point there were even two popes at the same time, each one claiming to be the true Pope. During the Renaissance, men began to challenge some of the practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-2: -In conclusion, historians have identified several causes of the Renaissance in Europe, including: increased interaction between different cultures, the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman texts, the emergence of humanism, different artistic and technological innovations, and the impacts of conflict and death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Renaissance art is marked by a gradual shift from the abstract forms of the medieval period to the representational forms of the 15th century. Subjects grew from mostly biblical scenes to include portraits, episodes from Classical religion, and events from contemporary life.
Detailed explanation-4: -Usually used to describe the rediscovery of classical Roman and Greek culture in the late 1300s and 1400s and the great pan-European flowering in art, architecture, literature, science, music, philosophy and politics that this inspired, it has been interpreted as the epoch that made the modern world truly modern.