Response 1: The Renaissance in Europe

I think that the Renaissance in Europe was a very important period of time because during that period new ideas about life, philosophy, religion and art came out. Even though, many of these ideas were considered radical at the time, they still changed people’s perspective on life and in most cases I think that this change was a good one. Not only were new ideas introduced but old ideas were reintroduced. I think that this of explosion of new theories really contributed to people living better lives(except for the poor). At the same time some of these new ideas caused conflicts with the Church. King Henry the VIII actually seperated from the church.

Also during the Renaissance, there was a huge expansion of written knowledge (mainly because of the printing press). Because of this expansion, literacy levels in Europe increased and thanks to this increase, from way back then, we are where we are right now(in literacy terms). If the Renaissance didn’t happen then I think we might have been stuck in the Dark Ages for a while. Thats just my opinion.

Overall, The Rennaissance really was a rebirth for Europe.