SO IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.... did the Renaissance even happen??

The highlight of the class: Maeve and Brielle duking it out to answer the question. Some say (Maeve) that there really was no sharp division between Middle Ages and the "Renaissance". Jacque the Peasant was still farming like he had in the middle ages. Yet others say that there was a change, but only in the upper class. YEAR ROUND SHIPPING brought a lot of people (Venice) wealth and they therefore had money to patronize the arts (also show off their cool painting and stuff, but that's another topic...) 

So in conclusion, it's up to you to decide if it's real or not...

IN OTHER NEWS, HUMAN BEINGS ARE FABULOUS AND THEY ARE JUST STARTING TO REALIZE IT AT THIS POINT

New theories (although they really didn't give it names) were coming about, so I guess that's ten points for the renaissance. 

Individualism, Humanism, and Secularism 

Individualism was about human potential, and recognizing that human beings, specifically you, are capable of doing amazing things.

Humanism is a little more broad, celebrating the human form because they were made in the image and likeness of God. It was more about the fact that you can be happy on Earth, and not just in Heaven (so party it up I guess??)

Secularism was the most broad, just focused entirely on the material world instead of the eternal world (aka Heaven). 

ALSO THE RENAISSANCE ARTISTS NEED A SERIOUS EGO CHECK

They think they're just the best, and shouldn't be subject to moral or governmental laws because they are geniuses... But we all know in reality without the wealth of patrons they would be nothing. 

Also the book says the art was realistic, but the people were so not realistic. Thanks for weakening my self esteem... But the art definitely glorified the human form, which was the goal (remember individualism and humanism?).  

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P.S. School of Athens is basically the epitome of the renaissance (if you think that it happened)