Question

Which Renaissance belief helped prepare the modern world for democracy? Individuals should focus on a better future life instead of the trials and tribulations of this world. Individuals should help society by developing their potential and creativity. Citizens should rely on their leaders to mold society and government. People should do good works and focus on the afterlife.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) Individuals should help society by developing their potential and creativity.

The Renaissance belief that helped prepare the modern world for democracy was "Individuals should help society by developing their potential and creativity."

The Renaissance was a time of renewal in many instances. After thousands of years of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance brought new ideas and concepts that made human arts flourish and changed the way people understood life. There was a new interest in classical civilizations such as the Greeks and the Romans, new philosophical thoughts that respected the value of humans, the development of culture, arts, and architecture, and many science concepts that changed the view of life.