Groupe+Discussion


 * Was the Renaissance a true cultural break through for Europe as a whole or a limited movement confined to a few areas and a few intellectuals and artists?**


 * The Renaissance completely changed culture, science, literature, art, politics and several other major factors of life throughout the majority of Europe.
 * It originated in Italy and quickly spread throughout most of Europe.
 * The Renaissance created a new outlook on politics and helped create city-states all throughout Italy and redefined government.
 * Art started taking a more realistic and humanist outlook on life.
 * Science started taking a more prominent role and several famous scientists were born during The Renaissance such as Cusanus, Da Vinci, Columbus, Galilei, Kepler and several other intellectuals.
 * Science was based more on reason and less about religion.
 * There were several breakthroughs in astronomy, anatomy, physics, biology and other prominent scientific fields.
 * Protestant Reformation completely changed religious outlooks on life throughout Europe; not in just one specific area.
 * England turned completely Protestant and Roman Catholicism was weakened and was no longer the only prominent religion in Europe.
 * The Renaissance was a complete rebirth for Europe and marked the end of the Dark Ages and the beginning of the Middle Ages.

The Renaissance completely changed the outlook of life for many Europeans and marked the end of a dark era marked with plaque and death to a rebirth of life and reason. It started in Italy and quickly spread throughout Europe and its impacts are still felt today. It completely reformed religion and politics and scientific reason started playing a key role in life. The scientific world completely reformed and several new ideas were formed during the Renaissance such as the heliocentric model and the discovery of the "New World". Art was a major factor associated with The Renaissance and started incorporating more human like factors. The Renaissance was more then just a limited break through and was a full out cultural movement for Europe as a whole.