****Below the prompt, you'll see an excerpt of a really fine answer one of your colleagues gave. It flowed, gave terminology, showed an understanding of the terminology and recognized connections. Pay close attention to the term "secular." Also, it is clear that the renaissance is NOT anti-religious. It shows the new Renaissance Popes (beginning w Pope Alexander Borgia) as dudes who loved life (well...art, partying, eating, indulging in vice, etc. Lovers of life!)

 

The first two students who successfully explain for me WHY Girolamo Savonarola stood in contrast to the ideas of the Renaissance will receive ONE extra assessment point! I need terms, explanation and proper reasoning. Think about where he was. What he stood for. THINK about the era. This will be available 'til 615pm. GO

 

"In the late 15th century, things were finally becoming good again. With the spread of humanism, the good times from the greco-roman were revived creating the renaissance. With the [GROWTH} of humanism, everything wasn't seen as temporary anymore; people took pride in their work and strove to test their limits as a human being. Even the popes were embracing this new way of seeing life and were prospering as patrons of the arts. However, not everyone believed that this "new way of life" was good or even acceptable. Girolamo Savonrola was the literal embodiment of anti-renaissance. He was extremely religious, and, although that wasn't what made him anti-renaissance, it was the source of his hate. Everything that didn't glorify God was considered a.....{heretical}; a challenge towards God. Secular, in his eyes, was just another synonym for anti-religious. Which was not the case at all as many of the secular paintings weren't made to challenge God or even made to show that humans are above God, most were just made to say "Hey, this life may be temporary, but that doesn't mean I can't be happy right now and do great things." Savonrola could simply not understand or accept this way of thinking and it only got worse when he came to power. After he came to power in florence, not only was a puppet of the french, he also oversaw theocracy. This was bad news for renaissance italy, as the separation of church and state is one of the biggest elements that gave birth to the renaissance. As he holds a book burning of all things he deems pagan, many great works of art are lost, especially many of the great works of knowledge and culture are lost forever

 

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So Pope Alexander {a member of the Spanish Borgia family and a really big party animal. His daughter poisoned her husband and his son Cesare{some have said it was Cesare's self portrait that would later be used as the model face of what people believed Jesus Christ looked like)was a cardinal turned war monger!} has Savanarola burned as a heretic. Renaissance and learning continue. Unfortunately for Florence, it'll move.It moves to the South to Rome (Cinquecento) There, the Catholic Church is desperately trying to fix it's image (think Chapter Nine) The new Renaissance popes, two of whom will be Medici Boys! embrace the art, humanism, Joie de vivre(joy of life!) of the renaissance. "We have the Papacy, let us enjoy it!!!!"--Pope Leo X, a medici. This will be the era of Machiavelli. This is the era where FRANCE to the North will become powerful. They will also become "the First Daughter of the Roman Catholic Church." You'll want to take a look at something called the Concordat De Bologna. IT IS HUGE in understanding France.****** While the Pope and the Catholic church wield all power in christianity, France will make a deal giving IT SUBSTANTIAL(the King of France) power in Catholic affairs in France. Please recognize that France is SUPER Catholic. Spain, too but we're speaking of France now.