... in the Middle Ages saw themselves as part of a race, family, or other general group. They never believed that their personal achievements held any significance until the Renaissance emerged. Throughout the 12th century in Italian history, people's thoughts changed. They saw themselves as individuals, they valued their personal attributes, and they were concerned with their personal well-being and glory (Doc 4). ... This created the concept of a "Renaissance Man" (Doc 2). These well rounded figures tried to excel in many different areas of life, such as personality, intelligence, artistic...

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... . In the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century the Baroque style of music started in Italy. Italy, where the renaissance started, was able to create a new type of music rich in feeling, but less intricate than much of the previous renaissance music that was centered towards the north (France and the area now occupied by the Netherlands). New ideas, like interplay ... that came out of the Baroque period. During the Baroque period there were many new influential composers. These composers included the Italian composers Alessandro Scarlatti, Arcangelo Corelli Domenico Scarlat...

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... shown in the work of Geoffroi de Villehardouin, and the chronicles of Jean, sire de Joinville, Jean Froissart, and Philippe de Comines in successive centuries. 8 Renaissance Historiography The humanism of the Renaissance revolutionized historiography, for it placed emphasis on textual criticism and on a critical attitude toward documents and sources. Men such as Petrarch, Lorenzo Valla, Marsilius of Padua ... Lessing advanced a natural religion of morality; Johann Herder developed a philosophy of cultural nationalism. The supreme importance of the individual formed the basis of the ethic...

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... . In the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century the Baroque style of music started in Italy. Italy, where the renaissance started, was able to create a new type of music rich in feeling, but less intricate than much of the previous renaissance music that was centered towards the north (France and the area now occupied by the Netherlands). New ideas, like interplay ... that came out of the Baroque period. During the Baroque period there were many new influential composers. These composers included the Italian composers Alessandro Scarlatti, Arcangelo Corelli Domenico Scarlat...

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... within their borders. When conscription was introduced to the Republic of Italy, the population of Rome fell from 136,000 in 1809 to 112,000 in 1814 due to the Italian population's resistance to being called up to fight for the French. From this, it can be established that conscription also led to a negative impact on the Kingdom of Italy as ... from nationalism exported by Napoleon and the French. In the 18th century, Germany consisted of 400 states such as Prussia, Wurttemberg and Saxony. At this time, Germany was enjoying a cultural renaissance with music, philosophy and literature b...

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... sight-seeing, we stopped at a nearby restaurant at about 7.30pm and enjoyed eating lovely flavorsome Italian cuisine. Everyone around us spoke in Italian and most could speak a good smattering of high-school English. Since we were carrying an Italian-English' translation dictionary and some of the words in Italian are similar to French and English words, we did not find it that hard to ... our way to Paris, we learned (from the announcements made on the train) that France is the land of mysterious prehistoric caves and Celtic monoliths, Roman ruins, medieval fortresses and Renaissance c...

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... and stretched throughout the century and through half of the European History. The Baroque era was a monarchy when European rulers took the French splendor as their own. Similar to the Renaissance Era, Baroque was the age of reason. This was also the time battles were fought against religion. Music also changed during this new era. During the ... Renaissance era polyphonic music was popular, but during the Baroque era it changed to homophonic. This was a new music named monody, which means there is only one singer with the help ... of instruments. At this time musicians were called Cam...

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... as the pope while the rest of Europe said Urban was. International monastic orders divided into Roman Avignonese camps. Each camp had its own cardinal who was named after an Italian or French successor. It ended in 1417 by the council of Constance. 100 yrs.- conflicts between Britain and France that lasted from 1337-1453. The French had expanded their rule ... logic and metaphysics w/ the study of language, literature, rhetoric, history and ethics. Faith in the nobility of human beings natural capacities is sometimes referred to as humanism or secular humanism. Renaissance humanism was ...

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... ; The Baroque style was popular in Germany, Italy, and France from 1600 to around 1750. Baroque refers to styles of theater, literature, architecture, and especially music. It developed from the Renaissance styles of France and Italy, making its first appearance in Rome around 1600. The style was highly favored by the Catholic Church after its revival during the Counter Reformation. Because ... groups of instruments in the same orchestra, and the use of ornamentation. In literature the Baroque style is characterized by extravagance in imagination, and extensive use of metaphor, with the ...

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... (drawing or painting). The early cartoons were sketches, and it was quite common for the weavers to add their own artistic expressions giving each tapestry it's own individuality. By the Renaissance period, the cartoons were very sophisticated, drawn or painted in great detail with specific instruction to the weaver about colors and tones to be used. The Latin name for tapestry ... 12 colors, then dyed the thread, and only then started weaving these masterpieces. A skilled weaver took two months to complete just one square foot, working with English or Picardy wool, Italian silk, and si...

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... became the great museum that it is today. It houses the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo as well as other masterpieces from all over the world. It houses Italian Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian art, and Roman and Greek art. I admit that at that time it was not the most exiting thing I would do while in Paris but nowadays I am very ... ...

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