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Ap Euro Dbq On Renaissance

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The Renaissance One of the main ideas that characterized Renaissance art and literature was one which was interest and appreciation for the classical period. The classical period was a time of Ancient Greece and Rome. It was the pinnacle of human achievement. I can see one main idea in the classical period because in a letter written by Niccolo Machiavelli, he read classical books that made him happy. He goes home imagining him entering ancient courts of ancient men while he was reading the classical books. According to the letter written by Niccolo Machiavelli, “I enter the ancient courts of ancient men, where, received by them with affection.”(Document 3) This is one of the main ideas that characterized Renaissance art and literature. I

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