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Blog #49 May 18, 2019

1.
a.  Renaissance means rebirth.
b. Humanism is an intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements.
c. Secular meant that you were worldly rather than spiritual and concerned with the here and now.
d. Patrons had arts by financially supporting artists.
e. Perspective was a way of painting that shows three dimensions on a flat surface.

3. Renaissance men who excelled in many feilds was praised as a universal man. A young man should be charming, witty, well educated, know how to dance, sing, play music, and write poetry. He should also be a skilled rider, wrestler, and swordsman. Renaissance women were expected to know the classics and be charming. They were expected to inspire art but not create it. They were better educated than medival women but had little influence in politics.

4. It had thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of ancient Greece.

5. They beautified Rome and other cities by spending huge amounts on the arts. They became patrons by financially supporting artists. Wealthy families were also patrons of the arts. They had their importance demonstrated by having their portraits painted in public squares. 


Today in class we also got our tests back. 

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