the classics......
The term for this period is the Renaissance. It was characterized by a renewed interest in learning and the arts, and a revival of classical knowledge and values. The Renaissance had a profound impact on European culture, leading to advancements in various fields such as art, literature, science, and philosophy.
People of the Renaissance looked at the achievements of the Greeks and Romans as inspiration for their work.
Renaissance means rebirth and it refers to the rebirth of interest in the classics (the Greeks and the Romans. Most of the works by the Greeks was lost in western Europe, whereas the Romans were just ignored. In the Italian Renaissance there was a great interest in the Romans and it was thought that there was a lot to learn from them. Many scholars travelled around Europe to find Roman manuscripts which had been transcribed by monks some 400 hundred years earlier. There was a great interest in them. Architecture and sculpture were modelled on that of the Romans. Roman myths were commonly used in painting. Roman rhetoric was taught at school. It could be said that the Italians in the Renaissance were obsessed with the Romans. When Constantinople was conquered by the Turks, many Greek scholars fled to Italy, bringing with them ancient Greek books and knowledge of the ancient Greeks. This spurred interest in the Greeks.
The European movement that mirrored the Romans in their emulation of Greek culture is known as the Renaissance. During this period, which began in the 14th century, there was a renewed interest in classical art, literature, and philosophy, inspired by the achievements of both the Greeks and Romans. Humanism, a key aspect of the Renaissance, emphasized the study of classical texts and the promotion of individual potential, paralleling the Roman revival of Greek ideals. This cultural flourishing significantly influenced art, science, and thought across Europe.
ancient Greeks and Romans
The term for this period is the Renaissance. It was characterized by a renewed interest in learning and the arts, and a revival of classical knowledge and values. The Renaissance had a profound impact on European culture, leading to advancements in various fields such as art, literature, science, and philosophy.
Renaissance thinkers studied the works of ancient Greeks and Romans (classical literature, philosophy, science), as well as contemporary humanist scholars such as Petrarch and Erasmus. They were influenced by a wide range of disciplines including art, architecture, literature, and science.
People of the Renaissance looked at the achievements of the Greeks and Romans as inspiration for their work.
The language notably absent in the literature of the Greeks and Romans is English.
Renaissance means rebirth and it refers to the rebirth of interest in the classics (the Greeks and the Romans. Most of the works by the Greeks was lost in western Europe, whereas the Romans were just ignored. In the Italian Renaissance there was a great interest in the Romans and it was thought that there was a lot to learn from them. Many scholars travelled around Europe to find Roman manuscripts which had been transcribed by monks some 400 hundred years earlier. There was a great interest in them. Architecture and sculpture were modelled on that of the Romans. Roman myths were commonly used in painting. Roman rhetoric was taught at school. It could be said that the Italians in the Renaissance were obsessed with the Romans. When Constantinople was conquered by the Turks, many Greek scholars fled to Italy, bringing with them ancient Greek books and knowledge of the ancient Greeks. This spurred interest in the Greeks.
No they did not
English
ancient Greeks and Romans
The first type of literature that the Greeks wrote was Drama.
they brought farming
The Romans were fascinated and influenced by the Greek culture. They admired the art and literature of the Greeks and introduced them in Rome. They brought the Greek paintings and sculptures into Rome and imitated them. They also imitated the Greek poems and literature. Art and literature were the most important of the Greek culture.
the Greeks