The Renaissance was a rebirth to many things: art, music, literature, even religion. Overall the Renaissance could be seen as a rebirth of human thought, as man once again began to express themselves. ... They say the Renaissance was the beginning of modern culture, which is true. However it was a renaissance, and these new thoughts had to catch up with the past first. ... But toward the end Don Quixote expressed the revolutionary idea of life being what you make of it. ...

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Michel de Montaigne was a great thinker of the Renaissance as well as a famous essayist, sometimes accredited with the invention of the essay writing form. ... He later worked (at his father's request) on an English translation of Theologia naturalis and in the last 15 years of his life he also completed the three volumes of personal reflections which comprise his famous Essays. ... The Renaissance was all but over by the time he was born, but he was still very influenced by Renaissance thinkers, and like many of them he was very concerned with himself: his own vie...

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Similar to the Renaissance Era, Baroque was the age of reason. ... During the Renaissance era polyphonic music was popular, but during the Baroque era it changed to homophonic. ... One name that male singers were called when they were castrated during boyhood, which preserved the soprano or alto voice for the rest of his life, was castrato. ...

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Gothic Art Gothic Art is the style of art produced in Europe from the middle ages up to the beginning of the Renaissance. ... In the late 14th century, anticipating the Renaissance, Gothic Art evolved toward a more secular style known as International Gothic. Although superseded by Renaissance art, there was a Gothic Revival in the 18th and 19th centuries, which was largely rooted in nostalgia. ... When originally approaching Gothic art, I was convinced it was not much more than a forerunner to the Renaissance era....

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When one feels tied up with his or her life, it is good to decide to take a break and travel abroad. ... It houses Italian Renaissance art, ancient Egyptian art, and Roman and Greek art. ... As much as traveling enhances our experiences, a week will not allow the person to live the kind of life that others abroad do. ...

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Basically, life during the middle ages was harsh and dreadful. ... Saint Francis of Assisi who lived a very simple life and loved everyone is one. ... From 1400-1492 was called the Renaissance which means rebirth. ...

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"Ballet is a universe of the imagination, a place of magic and enchantment, beauty and romance."" They incorporate poetry, painting, music, and dancing to create elegant and lavish entertainments. "Ballet is sight, sound, and motion, the theatrical form that can tell a story without words or conv...

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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. ... Wool provides rich lushness, texture, and tactile qualities along with added life. ...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great siz...

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