Question

Which three ideas are specifically associated with the Renaissance?

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

• Emphasis on individual growth and achievement

The Renaissance was the last period of the Middle Ages and the first stage of Modern Age. It was characterized by the rise of Humanism, a philosophy that is centered in the Human being as an individual and in its rational capability to achieve its goals in every realm of human activity, like arts, science, commerce, and politics.

• Interest in classical Greek and Roman texts

The European intellectuals of the 15th and 16th century baptized this period as Renaissance because they considered it as the rebirth of the values of ancient Greek-Roman philosophy and aesthetics. They rediscovered and studied deeply the works of Aristotle, Protagoras, Pythagoras, the sophists, the Epicureans, and the Stoics, like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca.

• Significance of human thought and experience

Influenced by the Empiricism derived from Aristotle and Medieval Scholasticism, the Renaissance is characterized by the strong importance given to the study of nature, to experimentation, and logical thought about natural and social objects of study. This process paved the way for the scientific revolution that was a direct consequence of the intellectual transformation of the Renaissance.

Answer 2

Emphasis on individual growth and achievement 
significance of human thought and experience
and
interest in classical greek and roman texts.