The Renaissance Man seems to have suddenly jumped into a virtually superhuman situation. Now, he was able to understand the secrets of Nature and reflect on them both in Art and Science, with unparalleled mathematical sophistication, empirical precision, and wonderful aesthetic strength. The known world expanded immensely; Man discovered new continents and circumnavigated the Globe. He challenged authority and could assert a truth based on his own opinion. He appreciated the richness of classical culture and yet still felt breaking the old boundaries to reveal entirely new fields.

All statements are correct. During the Renaissance, there were technological advances, such as the magnetic compass, which drove the great navigations and the exploration of the Earth. Renaissance art valued the representation of the human body, encouraging scientific studies in the fields of anatomy and medicine. The printing press, by allowing the mass reproduction of books, contributed to the dissemination of Renaissance ideas and the end of the clergy's knowledge monopoly.

Which of the following characteristics of the Renaissance is considered a break from medieval culture?

During the 15th century, humanism spread rapidly throughout Europe and influenced various aspects of European culture at the time. One of the main figures of this movement was Niccolò Machiavelli, who advocated for a new way of governing the Italian states based on rational and realistic principles. What was the main goal of this proposal?

was a cultural movement characterized by a passionate interest in Greco-Latin classical antiquity;

In the century, the flourishing of Humanism had already reached mature levels of expression and diffusion in Western Europe, especially in the Italian peninsula, which is undoubtedly the cradle of an extraordinary cultural awakening of a multifaceted and multidisciplinary nature.

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