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The Modern Age in Europe (A) Renaissance

ICSE · Class 9 · History & Civics

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Key Topics to Revise

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Meaning and Features of the Renaissance

  • Renaissance means rebirth or revival.
  • It was a transitional movement between medieval and modern Europe.
  • It revived the study of ancient Greek and Roman classics.
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Causes of the Renaissance

  • Capture of Constantinople in 1453 forced Greek and Roman scholars to move to Rome and other parts of Europe with their manuscripts.
  • Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire and a centre of Greek and Roman cultures.
  • Decline of feudalism created more freedom and helped new ideas grow.
3

New Trade Routes and Exploration

  • Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal discovered a sea route to Africa.
  • Bartholomew Diaz reached the Cape of Good Hope, the southernmost point of Africa.
  • Columbus discovered America in 1492.
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Spirit of Enquiry and Development of Science

  • During the Middle Ages, the Church controlled thought and people depended heavily on faith.
  • Renaissance thinkers encouraged reason, observation and experimentation.
  • Roger Bacon, Abelard and Thomas Aquinas are called forerunners of Renaissance.

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Renaissance means rebirth or revivalConstantinople was the capital ofFeudalism was a rigid social systemThe closing of old trade routesRenaissance thinkers questioned old beliefs

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