Renaissance

Explain the Babylonian Captivity & the Great Western Schism. What damage do these controversies do to Papal authority?

HIS-380: Renaissance and Reformation Topic 2: Turmoil in the Church Answer each of the following questions with answers of 200-300 words each. Use the textbook, class materials, and lecture notes to prepare your responses and include APA style citations. Include an APA style reference page at the end of the worksheet. Explain the Babylonian Captivity […]

Explore a time in your own life when you challenged an old way of doing things or questioned authority. How did you create a new way of doing things or forge new paths?

Assignment Explore a time in your own life when you challenged an old way of doing things or questioned authority. How did you create a new way of doing things or forge new paths? Describe this event in your life and to specifically compare it to one of the major changes that you learned about […]

What is the meaning of humanism and secularism and give an example of each term. Explain why the later Scientific Revolution was a “revolutionary” movement?

ASSIGNMENT Answer the following two questions down below in the form of short but well-developed essays (2 pages for each question!). Be sure to address each part of the questions. What is meant by the Renaissance? Explain the shift in one’s view of the world that occurred at this time. What is the meaning of […]

What is your experience with Electronic Music? Do you have any associations with music that is composed electronically?

DISCUSSION Answer the following discussion questions in 60-80 words each: Film Scoring incorporates elements of Renaissance through Modern Western European Classical Tradition, while also incorporating sounds from World Music cultures all depending on what is needed for the story. What film scores do YOU enjoy? Do you ever listen to music from film scores? Video […]

What is the conductor’s role in the interpretation of a musical work? What types of music do the various ensembles perform?

Writing What is the conductor’s role in the interpretation of a musical work? What elements does he/she control? What types of music do the various ensembles perform? How does the makeup of instruments in these ensembles differ? How did the Roman Catholic Church influence music in the Middle Ages? What was the prevailing attitude toward […]

What similarities do these Renaissance rhetoricians have in common with their Grecian, Roman, and Christian counterparts?

Reading Response 3 The Renaissance 1) At this point we have read about several different eras of rhetoric. What similarities do these Renaissance rhetoricians have in common with their Grecian, Roman, and Christian counterparts? (This may not be limited just to their concepts on rhetoric think about the social norms that are presented in each […]

What do you believe was the purpose for the creation of each of the artifacts you selected? Justify your response using what you now know about the culture and values of each era.

Lasting Ideas From The Renaissance Assignment In addition to the information presented this week regarding the reasons for the creation of artifacts in each era (the ancient world, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance), recall information about motives for creating artifacts presented earlier in the course as you answer these questions: Identify an artifact that represents […]

Watch one of the street art documentaries and write a one page reaction to the movie you choose. Something useful to consider when analyzing this kind of art is “it IS illegal, should it be? are there exceptions?

Topic: Street Documentary Think about the vocabulary and the concepts from the book chapters. As you watch the video and see the work think about how your vocabulary words might be applied to describe and analyze the art and the ideas being expressed. Think about formal analysis, contextual analysis, and biographical analysis. Skip ahead to […]

Post one thread of 250-300 words. Provide reasons why it is important to study these periods of American literature, especially from a Christian world view perspective.

DISCUSSION: STUDYING AMERICAN LITERATURE FROM A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW ASSIGNMENT You will participate in Discussion: Studying American Literature from a Christian Worldview to begin our course. Discussions are designed to foster community and learning within the class as students interact and engage in valuable interaction to achieve wisdom and understanding on the topic. The lecture notes […]

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