CSTU 101-Quiz 6-Chp 17 questions & answers

CSTU 101-Quiz 6-Chp 17Renaissance - correct answer -period of cultural "rebirth" (portal into modern age) -it was a great historical problem ~A historical problem is a set of circumstances so complex that it defies easy explanation. Textbook definition of *Renaissance* - correct answer The Renaissance was a great cultural movement that brought about a period of scientific revolution and artistic transformation at the dawn of modern European history. "Scientific Revolution" - correct answer ~Scientific revolution points us to the notion of rationalism, the faculty of human reasoning ~This is the belief that the human mind, reason, the critical faculty can comprehend the world, can figure out the mysteries of the universe. "artistic transformation" or "humanism" - correct answer They believe deeply in the dignity and worth of human beings and human existence, and they are setting that up as the standard for all that they do in culture the point of Renaissance - correct answer The Renaissance is the rebirth of classical values and classical ideas having to do with ancient Greek and Roman culture. -Michelangelo and da Vinci-trying to be Christians and humanists/rationalists at same time these Renaissance humanists came up with terms we are using - correct answer "Middle Ages", "modern" "medieval" ,"classical" "Gothic" (architecture) -view the middle ages as an unfortunate period of time between the two glorious periods-classical age of Greeks and Romans and their age-modern age Leonardo da Vinci is called a Renaissance man - correct answer What we mean by that is somebody who is deeply curious about the world and all aspects of knowledge, art and science alike