History & Civics
Answer
Two causes of the Renaissance were:
- Capture of Constantinople — Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire fell into the hands of the Turks in 1453. This forced the Roman and Greek scholars to shift to Rome and other parts of Europe with their manuscripts. These genius scholars spread their new spirit and ideas, wherever they went paving the way for Renaissance.
- Decline of Feudalism — Decline of Feudalism in the 13th and 14th centuries provided an impetus to free thinking and favoured the growth of new learning. It led to new developments in the spheres of art, literature, philosophy and science and contributed to the rise of Renaissance.
Related Questions
(A) Renaissance led to the Reformation Movement in England and in Europe.
(B) During the Renaissance period, there occurred a division of the Church into two sects - Catholics and the Protestants.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (A) is the reason for (R)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
What is meant by the term 'Renaissance'?
What was the result of the victory of the Turks over Constantinople?
The decline of feudalism led to the rise of Renaissance. Give two reasons.