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**Beginning of Renaissance**

 The Renaissance was an era full of intellectual growth and economical evolvement. It was a time of change for the people since many began to ignore the church's intellectual teachings and looked to books instead. Many of the inventions, concepts, and arts from the Renaissance time changed society and influenced many lives. For example, the printing press invented by Gutenberg in 1445 changed Europe forever, and we use it today as well. Since documents and books were written by hand, the process was very long, and the printing press sped things up extremely fast and aloud more copies to be made. The information below describes how the Renaissance began and a few interesting facts and people in the era.   > > >  > > >  Renaissance: French for "rebirth"  A time of change, transformation, and evolvement The age of the Renaissance brought many great composers, artists, and concepts to the world.
 * Renaissance began in about 1450 and ended in about 1650
 * After Medieval "Dark Ages"
 * It was started by Francesco Petrarca in Italy
 * An Italian poet who loved books
 * He loved books so much he asked his friends to bring him books from wherever they went
 * He searched in Italy and France for books as well
 * This led to other people loving books and they became interested in arts and sciences
 * Scholars studied the ancient writings of Greeks and Romans
 * They ignored the church's criticism and read and wrote about what they wanted
 * <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This became the **<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">beginning of the Renaissance Period, the rebirth of the arts and sciences **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 121%;">Leonardo Da Vinci: a painter, sculptor, inventor, etc. famous for his glorious portrait of his 24 year old wife Lisa Gherandini, the Mona Lisa. This painting took Da Vinci 4 years to paint, and years later he sold it to the king for 4000 golden crowns. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 133.1%;"> <span style="color: #008000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14.3px; line-height: 19px;">Here is a video explaining why the Mona Lisa is so important today media type="youtube" key="IitbJszd1kM" height="340" width="560"

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 121%;">Renaissance Faires were also popular during this time. This includes crafts, historical reenactments, and performance art for everyone's enjoyment. Food, parades, plays, and goods were common in these faires all for the entertainment of the attenders. Here is a 'Renaissance Faire' held in Maryland in 2007 media type="youtube" key="noW96WmPVKw" height="344" width="425"

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> People of the Renaissance time had a very different tongue in language than the people of today. Here is a link to a few vocabulary words used in this period. [|Vocabulary in Renaissance]

Resources <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">"Brief History of the Renaissance Period | Music, Time, Period, Renaissance, Instruments." //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">Welcome To MusicEdMagic //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://www.musicedmagic.com/music-history/brief-history-of-the-renaissance-period.html>. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">"Mona Lisa." //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">YouTube //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IitbJszd1kM>. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">"Ren Faire: What Is Faire?" //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">Renaissance Faire Homepage //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://www.renfaire.com/General/faire.html>. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">"Ren Faire: What Is Faire?" //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">Renaissance Faire Homepage //<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 115%;">. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://www.renfaire.com/General/faire.html>.