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What was the worldview before the Renaissance? Jonny/Scott Jonny/Scott

- 1300 Europe was middle age society, but change was coming - 1350 – 1600 was considered the Renaissance period - Before Renaissance, god was center of all human existence - Rich people gave money and property to churches hoping god would reward them with heaven - Contact with other groups and exchange of ideas were happening more rapidly by the end of the 1300s - The church influenced the art and architecture in middle ages because the artist’s were members of the church. - There were lots of power struggles between the pope and the monarchs - The middle ages is before the Renaissance but after the downfall of the Western Roman Empire

Summary: The Middle ages, an era of primitive art and society, but great change was coming. The Middle age period was the time before the Renaissance, but after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. (Before the 1300’s) It was a time where god was the center of all human existence. Where the church had lots of scams for they were the only people who could speak to god. The church influenced almost everything that everyone did, such as: art, and architecture. Rarely did anyone disagree with the church’s decision.

Image description: This image shows Mary and baby Jesus. As you can see the art in the middle ages was about religion also the art has no depth of field making it look 2D. Additionally, baby Jesus looks like a grown man this shows that the art was very primitive.

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Insights: “Before Renaissance, god was center of all human existence” During the renaissance a group of people called humanists disagreed with the churches. This brought lots of conflict between the humanists and the church. There could have been many riots. Also more and more people would be leaving the church to join the humanists, which could have lead to more fighting between the humanists and the church.

“Contact with other groups and exchange of ideas were happening more rapidly by the end of the 1300s.” During the Renaissance there was lots exchange of ideas and contact with other groups. This could have lead to new inventions or trade such as gunpowder, which lead to firearms. Which leads us to our next point, this could enhance new inventions, which could lead to power and domination of other groups or yourself.

“The church influenced the art and architecture in middle ages because the artist’s were members of the church.” This could have lead to the point of view of other people. If you are growing up with pictures of Jesus, you would mostly likely go to the church when you are older because they got you interested, or your parents bought them and decided to go to church, and bring you to the church at a young age. It could also go the other way, you could be tired of all the pictures and you think that it is unreal.