The role of religion and church was very influential during The Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ... During the Renaissances time the church was in charge of providing those worthy enough with an education. In fact, the church influenced all the new ideals that constructed the renaissances such as, humanism, art, science, self-awareness, trivium, quadrivium, and religion. For example, the appreciation for art was resuscitated, but most art works were commissioned by or in dedication to the church. However, the Renaissance had a profound effect on contemporary theology, particularly in the way ...

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The Renaissance The Renaissance was a period of European history, considered by modern scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend during the Renaissance. ... The Renaissance gave way to new forms of painting , art and sculpture. ... The Renaissance produced many great minds. ... He had numerous works of art such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. ...

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The Crusades which took place before the period of the Renaissance are a major factor in the coming about or "birth" of the Renaissance. ... These Crusades introduced to Western Europe the new tastes of art, fine quisines and new types of cloth, including silk.. ... The word Renaissance means a "rebirth". ... The most drastic change took place in art. ... With these new perspectives came a new age of art within the Renaissance. ...

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This humanism movement started during Renaissance period and it was based upon the study of classics, or the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome that emphasizes the dignity and worth of the individual. ... This Renaissance humanism spread and in northern Europe a new type of humanism emerged; it is called Christian humanism. ... They were also great patrons of Renaissance art and architecture. ...

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(Spark - Italian Renaissance 1). The Renaissance was welcomed by the Church because the majority of the art that was created was associated with Jesus Christ in some way. ... The art that was produced during the Renaissance did not challenge the Christian faith so it was embraced. But, the higher Renaissance gave rise to new inquiries in reference to the physical world. ... During the Renaissance there was a tremendous focus on the beauty of nature and this led curiosity of how nature works. ...

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Constantinople, also known as Byzantine, was robbed of its riches and Greek art and literature destroyed. ... By the end of the Middle Ages and beginning of the Renaissance in Europe there was a new branch of Christianity called Protestantism. ...

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