What generalizations can be made about the social and cultural climate of the Renaissance?

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The Renaissance and its Generalizations
The Renaissance involved European history period between the 14th century and the 17th century that created “rebirth” of the European artistic, economic, cultural, political and artistic environment (Burke 35). With its promotion of the classical philosophy rediscovery, social and cultural climate generalizations can be made about the Renaissance. Even though some skeptical historians argue that the period lacks empirical data to measure its cultural and social degrees, generalizations can still be made following its effects during that period in Europe.
Promotion of social interaction is one of the generalizations that can be made. With the Renaissance promoting polyphonic music, the polyphonic style introduced during that era involved combinations of various voices in shaping the music (Burke 36). It also orchestrated inventions of violin and harpsichord family who came together to play musical instruments. Furthermore, literature introduced during the Renaissance expounded humanist ideals, which allowed for circulation of different languages, especially of the Bible apart from the Latin. With such advancements, it can be generalized that the effects played a vital role in enhancing social interaction.
Another generalization is the promotion of the culture of humanism. The era introduced cultural movement that primarily aimed at turning away from the medieval scholasticism while reviving the interest in both Roman and Greek thought (Burke 38).

Unity and compatibility among the people were encouraged during the Renaissance with the influential individuals during that era focusing on shifting from abstruseness of their divinity to ideas that focused on humans’ achievements. The process led to a change in the cultural view of society.
Lastly, encouragement of innovative thinking is a generalization that can be made from the Renaissance. With the era’s focus on flourishing art, sculptures and other decorative arts were developed by artists, which fueled realism and how people socialized. Since the artistic techniques used relied primarily on conveying realistic light and natural perspective, the results influenced the Church and edified cultural revival (Burke 40). Therefore, through their effects on religious activities through experts like Michelangelo, the Renaissance can be concluded to have influenced both cultural times and social nature during the era.
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Burke, Peter. The Italian Renaissance: Culture and Society in Italy. Scribner, 2014, pp. 35-40.