Is the European Renaissance still here?
The remains of the original Renaissance in Italy can still be found throughout Europe. Paintings are still cherished, writings are still read, philosophy is still contemplated, and the science is still used.
The Renaissance was a time of intellectual and economic change. This change was found in artistic, social, scientific, and political aspects of life. This was said to last from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, but has change really stopped?
We live in a world of change. We are constantly being pushed to find creativity and originality in everything we do. Those who come up with the original ideas and become successful are recognized for their entrepreneurialism.
Trading increased as maps became more reliable during the European Renaissance. Explorers found new ways around the world and found better ways to import and export goods. The same is happening in our economy today. We are outsourcing our work to countries all around us by using the internet as our “map.”
So if the world is constantly changing still, I believe we are still in the renaissance period. We must take old ideas and turn them into new ideas. Thus, we will always be in a state of change, or in a period of renaissance.
An interactive website about the Renaissance can be found at: http://www.learner.org/interactives/renaissance/index.html