Crash Course World Histor The Renaissance: World History Crash Course #22 1. The Renaissance was an efflorescence of , primarily visual but also literary, and ideas in Europe that coincided with the rediscovery of culture. a. What are some other characteristics of the Renaissance mentioned by John Green? 2. Humanism means that scholars studied the humanities—literature, philosophy—history which are today known as . 3. Traditionally, the Renaissance is associated with the and centuries and the “spawning” location was . a. Why/how was this location “primed” for the Renaissance? 4. What’s an example of how non-Europeans supported the Renaissance? 5. The Pope granted a monopoly on the mining rights of alum to a particular Florentine family known as the . 6. What evidence exists to suggest that Muslim scholars may have contributed to Copernicus’s accomplishments during the Renaissance?