ABSTRACT

The Renaissance presents the panorama of Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exploring such themes as:

  • the origins and causes of humanism
  • Renaissance monarchies
  • the Reformation
  • geographical exploration
  • science
  • artistic movements.

The book includes narrative introductions to each issue, views of major historians, interpretations, analysis and evaluation of primary sources.

chapter 1|16 pages

THE BEGINNING OF THE RENAISSANCE

chapter 2|16 pages

HUMANISM

chapter 6|14 pages

SCIENTIFIC CHANGE IN THE RENAISSANCE

chapter 7|16 pages

THE NORTHERN RENAISSANCE

chapter 8|14 pages

DID THE RENAISSANCE CHANGE EUROPE?