INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
BEGINNING OF RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -To Renaissance scholars and philosophers, these classical sources from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome held great wisdom. Their secularism, their appreciation of physical beauty and especially their emphasis on man’s achievements and expression formed the governing intellectual principle of the Italian Renaissance.
Detailed explanation-2: -The movement advanced in the middle of the 14th century through the work of two men, eminent both as humanists and for their roles in Italian and European literature: Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch; 1304–74) and Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–75).
Detailed explanation-3: -Although there were many artists during the Early Renaissance, there were three masters of their time that pioneered new techniques and influenced other artists to come. In painting it was Masaccio, in sculpture it was Donatello, and in architecture it was Brunelleschi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Renaissance diplomacy developed between Italian city-states. Relationships between these states were influenced by two key elements: no hegemonic power and a strong interest in cooperating and solving problems through peaceful means.