Middle Ages Vs Renaissance Dbq

The Middle Ages and the Renaissance were different in their own unique ways. The Middle Ages, time was simpler. They relied more on the churches and their religious means. The Renaissance was during the year 1350 and didn’t last until 1700. The Renaissance means “rebirth” or “revival” (Background Essay). This was a time when art and science were popular and important. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the change of man’s point of view from the Middle Ages due to the Renaissance.

According to Theodore Rabb, author of The Last days of the Renaissance and The March to Modernity, art was the origin of the Renaissance. “Echoes broader movements and interests of the New Age”, this quote states that art began the New Age of the Renaissance (Doc A). "The evidence of the break with medieval culture comes from the visual arts. It was the essence of the Renaissance." Arts in the Renaissance was very complex but yet it was popular. People created many types of art too. They were amazed by the creativity.

In document D, there are two excerpts that was written from the Renaissance. The Renaissance also relied on its literature during the time. The excerpt Everyman was written 1485 during the Renaissance but the meaning of the poem was carried from the Middle Ages (Doc B). The excerpt also states “both strength, power and

In document C, Ptolemy had a theory where the Earth was the center of the Solar System. Other scientists also had this theory when they were examining the stars and Earth's rotation. But other scientists figured out that the Sun was the center of the Solar System instead of Earth. Document D shows the zodiacs and how the stars lining up. These documents show how advance the people in the Renaissance were. Ptolemy and Copernicus were very advanced as well when they had their theories on the Solar System. Also when they would use the stars and constellations for the zodiac symbolizations (Doc