WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The development and growth of the printing press was perhaps the most important technical achievement of the Renaissance. Johannes Gutenberg developed it in 1440, although the technology was used in China centuries earlier.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most important achievements of the Renaissance was the promotion of the arts. Wealthy businessmen became patrons and supported the efforts of various artists. During the early Renaissance, the painter Giotto (1266-1337) used perspective (shading) to create life-like paintings.

Detailed explanation-3: -THE RENAISSANCE: Important values & ideas 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-4: -Renaissance people valued well-roundedness. They thought the ideal person was one who was interested in many things, active in many fields. Secularism means worldliness or a belief in the importance of this life on earth. Mak-ing money, traveling, and making your house comfortable are secular activities.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.