Vocabulary
1. The Renaissance means the rebirth of the classical past, or the rebirth of Greek and Roman philosophy, history, myths. During this period, a great deal of lost knowledge of Rome and Greece was relearned and reintegrated into the thinking of western European man.2. Humanism was the study of classical text, which focused on human potential and achievements. 3. The basic “spirit” of the Renaissance society was secular, meaning it was world-wide and was concerned with “the here and now” or the most up to date stuff (fashions, houses, parties, etc.) 4. A patron is a person who appreciates and supports the arts and artists especially financially. 5. Perspective is a technique of visualizing three dimensions, and is also a persons point or view or how they see something. 6. Vernacular is another term for native language. They use this term when they are talking about writing in their native languag
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Rome Greece, John Knox, Greeks English, Church England, Luther Reformation, Gutenberg Bible, Augsburg Germany, Mainz Germany, Roman Empire, Greek Roman, movable type, printing press, native language, catholic church, press invention, printing press invention, roman catholic,
Approximate Word count = 638
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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