Answer:
Petrarch was a humanist writer who is sometimes considered the official creator of the sonnet.
Explanation:
Francesco Petrarca was a great Renaissance poet, being one of the first to declare himself humanist and highlight the importance of human beings as the center of all the elements that make up the world and society. He was one of the forerunners of the Renaissance and is often credited with creating the sonnet and the first tourist in the world, as he traveled frequently to discover new places and cultures.
His most famous works are “Canzoniere and the Trionfi,” “Secretum” and “Itinerarium”.
Answer: D. In 2005, It was estimated that 2500 public schools and 57 colleges or universities in the U.S. had a Native American logo, mascot, or nickname.
Explanation:
For decades sports teams in the US including at public high schools and colleges have used Native American likeness in their logos, mascots and/or nicknames.
Native American Civil rights movements however, criticize this as they say that it propagates negative stereotypes against Native Americans and as such have started lobbying these organizations which were estimated to be 2,500 public schools and 57 colleges in 2005, to remove Native American likeness from their logos, mascots and otherwise.
The “NEP aka new economic policy”
During the renaissance, art, religion, science, technology and philosophy all changed.
In art, perspective and porportion made art more realistic looking. The subject matter of art also changed. No longer was all the art religious. For example, artists started to sketch nature and Leonardo da Vinci painted his famous Mona Lisa.
Before the renaissance, there was only one religion in Europe: Roman Catholic Christian. The renaissance/reformation changed that. Groups such as the Protestant, Lutherean, Anglican, and Calvinist religions started to pop up. They had different beliefs, practices, and ideologys, even though they are all branches of Christianity today.
Scientists like Galileo changed popular held beliefs about science. A scientific method for testing theories was formulated. The invention of the printing press ensured that information could be spread quicker and cheaper.
Finally, the renaissance is marked by a change in thinking. Previously, most people were fatalists, which meant that they believed their destinies were pre-chosen and nothing they did would change them. New thinkers called humanists believed that humans had freedom of choice and weren't as concerned with spiritual matters.
(Thanks Grade 8 teacher for all this information!)
<span>D. Unlike in the United States, industrialization came to Japan as a result of foreign aggression.</span>
