Saturday, March 20, 2010
4) RENAISSANCE PERIOD
• 1400-1600CE
• Rise of wealthy city states, for example London and France
• The hierarchy in Christianity was formed (from the top who was the King to the peasants at the lowest position)
• Founded universities in Paris and Oxford
• Global trade began
• People in this period started appreciating art and talent like painting and music. These pieces of art displayed freedom and individualism
• People started travelling
• The PRINTING PRESS came into the picture and was a TURNING POINT to the world- they talked about Religion (was questioned), nation and freedom
• Political and Religious corruption began
• Revolutions were discovered- English revolution, American revolution and French revolution
• Grand theories such as liberalism, communism, capitalism and facism began
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