Literature And Philosophy Of The Renaissance

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Which Renaissance writer helped instruct kings and princes on how to run governments?
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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How did use of the vernacular affect the spread of humanism in Europe?
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The vernacular helped writers and philosophers reach wider audiences.
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People began to study classical thought during the Renaissance to
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better themselves.
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Well-educated people during the Renaissance learned
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classical Latin.
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Which humanist idea affected Renaissance society?
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People are basically good at their core.
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A new idea that Cervantes celebrates in Don Quixote is
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individuality.
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Which Renaissance writer was a humanist because of he did not focus on themes of religion, but rather realistic characters?
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Miguel de Cervantes- Spanish author of Don Quixote
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In The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri uses poetry to explore
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the existence of life after death.
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How did humanism affect paintings during the Renaissance?
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Paintings became more lifelike.
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Which experience did Baldassare Castiglione write about?
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life in a royal court