Renaissance Humanism: Austerity Of The Middle Ages

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Renaissance Humanism was the period of time in which many social and religious systems were being challenged after the austerity of the Middle Ages. The idea of humanism is that individuals could define their lives and live happily on earth without constant worry of the afterlife. People of the Middle Ages were expected to have a duty to the Church, and not be interested in much else. Many people of the Renaissance were conflicted between the medieval ideas of faith and the humanist ideas of reason. Scientific study also advanced from medieval ideas during this time. Individual expression was looked down upon in medieval society, but times slowly changed with the beginning of the Renaissance. Artists of the Renaissance were particularly interested

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