HUMN 100 UMD Middle Ages Myths & Characteristics of Renaissance Discussion Discussion#1 The Middle Ages do not have a very good reputation. From rampant b

HUMN 100 UMD Middle Ages Myths & Characteristics of Renaissance Discussion Discussion#1

The Middle Ages do not have a very good reputation. From rampant beheadings and ignorance to disease and war, Hollywood has helped propagate some ideas that are not true, or at least not entirely. To gain a better understanding of the Middle Ages, one must be able to differentiate fact from fiction.

Directions

Your Think 9-10: Myths About the Middle Ages assignment requires you to view the following video:

25 Myths About The Middle Ages You Probably Thought Were True (Links to an external site.)

Chose three myths from the video. Identify the myth by the number it is identified in the video, provide the name of the myth identified in the video, conduct research using external sources you choose, and briefly describe the myth using information from the video along with findings you learned from your research. Do not use Myth #2 . Use the format provided in the following example:

Example

Myth #2: Everybody ate turkey legs all of the time. Domestic turkeys come from wild turkeys, a species that is native only to the Americas. In the 1500’s, Spanish traders brought some of that turkeys that were indigenous to the Americas back to Europe. The time frame for the Middle Ages is generally considered from 476 to 1453 CE. Therefore, turkey would not have been part of the diet for people who lived during the Middle Ages.

Discussion#2

Renaissance art is the painting, sculpture and decorative arts of the period of European history, emerging as a distinct style in Italy in about 1400, in parallel with developments which occurred in philosophy, literature, music, science and technology. Renaissance (meaning “rebirth”) art, perceived as the noblest of ancient traditions, took as its foundation the art of Classical antiquity, but transformed that tradition by absorbing recent developments in the art of Northern Europe and by applying contemporary scientific knowledge.

Direction

Your Think 11-12: Renaissance Art assignment requires you to read the following article by Nidhi Nangia for OneHowTo.com:

What Are the Characteristics of Renaissance Art? (Links to an external site.)

Summarize the article by identifying and briefly describing each of the nine characteristics of Renaissance art identified in the article. Your summary should paraphrase information contained in the article. Your summary must not be taken verbatim from the article . A verbatim summary of the article would constitute plagiarism.