Francois Rabelais, a man of great prestige, was a major asset to the Renaissance time period.
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it looks great, just take out "a man of great prestige"\n\n\nFrancois Rabelais was a great asset to culture during the Renaissance.
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Yes - western governments still seem to regard his African renaissance as something that is going to happen.
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The Renaissance has no set starting point or place. It happened gradually at different places at different times and there are no defined dates or places for when the Middle Ages ended. The starting place of the Renaissance is almost universally ascribed to Central Italy, especially the city of Florence. One early Renaissance figure is the poet Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), the first writer to embody the spirit of the Renaissance.\n\nPetrarch (1304–1374) is another early Renaissance figure. As part of the humanist movement he concluded that the height of human accomplishment had been reached in the Roman Empire and the ages since have been a period of social rot which he labeled the Dark Ages. Petrarch saw history as social, art and literary advancement, and not as a series of set religious events. Rebirth meant the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek Latin heritage through ancient manuscripts and the humanist method of learning. These new ideas from the past (called the "new learning" at the time) triggered the coming advancements in art, science and other areas.\n\nAnother possible starting point is the fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453. It was a turning point in warfare as cannon and gunpowder became a central element. In addition, Byzantine-Greek scholars fled west to Rome bringing renewed energy and interest in the Greek and Roman heritage, and it perhaps represented the end of the old religious order in Europe
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He was a famous explorer
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They weren't exactly friends; during that time authors dedicated their works to people in power so those people would support them.  It was called patronage.
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At that time, productive land was the standard upon which the power of a country was based. Land was the generator of more $
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He wasn't christian see here\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore\n\n“Rabindranath’s life and thoughts were shaped by a special set of historical circumstances that predisposed him in his choice of life style, and nurtured him in the atmosphere of the most accomplished Brahmo Family of the Bengal renaissance.\n\nThe situation then prevailing is best explained by Rabindranath Tagore -\n\n    “Unfortunately, when Englishmen alighted at our doorsteps with their material power, science and philosophy, our hearts were immobile. The religious asceticism, which had assisted the positioning of India as a preceptor in the world, had withered away. At that time, we were occasionally drying our ancient manuscripts in the sun, collecting them back and storing them in our houses. We were really doing nothing. The days of our glory were visible as a shadow on the horizon far behind. Even the banks of the nearby pond appeared to be more realistic and higher than those distant hill ranges.” [7]\n\nThe Bengal renaissance of the 19th century was a remarkable period of societal transformation in which whole range of creative activities – literary, cultural, social and economic- flourished [8] The Bengal Renaissance was the culmination of the process of emergence of the cultural characteristics of the Bengali people that had started in the age of Hussein Shah (1493-1519). [9] This spread over covering around three centuries had a tremendous impact on Bengali society. Incidentally that coincided with the rise of the Tagore family.\n\nThe Tagore family attained prominence during this period through its unusual social positioning between Indian and European influences. “Our being ostracised by the Hindu society provided us with a certain freedom in absorbing western influences, and at the same time the Adi Brahmo Samaj was a branch of Hindu society in all respects except the practise of idolatry. Maharshi (Debendranath Tagore) always expressed a hearty desire to establish this, and as such all the rituals and customs of Hindu society were followed in his family, and that environment prevailed at least till he was alive.” [10]\n\nTo quote Chitra Deb, “Though the cultural role of the Thakurs has received the greatest attention by far, their importance on final assessment is a composite one: commercial and political as well as literary and musical. They played a collective role in every patriotic movement of their times: Nabagopal Mitra’s Hindu Mela, the Congress and the National Conference, the Rakhi Festival of 1905, and the Nationalist Movement generally. The story of the Thakurs is inseparable from the story of Calcutta, Bengal and India.”
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He brought the most modern sciences from all over the world to Russia.
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you could argue about the social as well as military value of the swoard in medieval times. they were a judge of one's character... see the link below
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Smart man and a Good leader.
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He had brought fame, glory and hugh publicity to the State of California and foremost became a epiotome of inter-racialism more noticeable in that State as well.
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He was a very powerful man and part of the Rove Republican machine.
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'This is the result of the devoted enthusiasm, the intelligence and the noblest sentiments which can inspire man. It is great in its conception, great in its execution, great in its proportions; let us hope that it will add, by its moral value, to the memories and sympathies that it is intended to perpetuate. We now transfer to you, Mr. Minister, this great statue and trust that it may forever stand the pledge of friendship between France and the Great Republic of the United States.'
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the Grail is not the important thing but the quest is what is important. the journey one takes is one of self - discovery gaining wisdom and knowledge as well as a deeper reverence for ones Religious convictions. at least this was what I related to on my journey of discovery to become a Sir Knight.
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highly educated slave
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The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a pivotal period in the history of France and Europe. During this time, republicanism replaced the absolute monarchy in France, and the country's Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo a radical restructuring. While France would oscillate among republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years after the First Republic fell to a coup d'état, the Revolution is widely seen as a major turning point in European history—from the age of absolutism, to the age of the citizenry, as the dominant political force.Visit Wikipedia for more information
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It has been popular since the beginning of the 20TH century