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Utopia An imaginary land described by Thomas More in his book Utopia, hence, an ideal place William Shakespeare The most famous writer of the Elizabeth Age Johann Gutenberg A craftsman from Mainz, Germany, developed a printing press Albert Durer Produced woodcuts and engravings, portrayed religious subjects, classical myths, realistic landscapes Jan Van Eyck used recently developed oil pants to develop techniques, realistic details and personality of his subjects Han Holbein Painted King Henry VIII Pieter Bruegel interested in realistic details and individual people, captured scenes from everyday life Thomas Moore tried to show a better model of society, he wrote the book Utopia to show an ideal society Erasmus wrote book The Praise of Folly, believed in Christianity of the heart William Shakespeare most famous playwright of the Elizabethan age, his works showed deep understanding between humans Which of the events listed in the readings relating to the Nor...

How did humanism influence the growth of learning? Humanists influenced artists to carry on classical traditions and popularized the studies common to classical education how did ideas about piety and a simple life change? although poeple remained devoutly catholic, the spirit of society was secular. Church leaders and the wealthy believed they could enjoy life without offending God. what rolde did patrons of the arts play in the development of renaissance ideas? they spent money to help artists and architects create works of genius. what effects did the emphasis on individuals have on painters and sculptors? they painted portraits of prominent citizens, showing what was distinctive about each; they glorified the human body in natural postures; they developed perspective to enhance realism how did writers reflect renaissance values of their work? they wrote in the vernacular; they wrote either for self-expression or to portray the individuality of their subjects. How did...

1.) Introduction- What is a pandemic? What is an epidemic? (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 2.) Introduce your disease. What is the disease? Provide a description/definition. COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus—a new coronavirus strain that has not been previously found in people. 3.) Where and when did the disease originate? The first reported case in China appeared November 17, 2019, in the Hubei Province, but went unrecognized. Eight more cases appeared in December with researchers pointing to an unknown virus. 4.) What are the symptoms of the disease? How does it spread? Symptoms include respiratory problems, fever and cough, and can lead to pneumonia and death. Like SARS, it’s spread through droplets from sneezes. 5.) What population sets were hardest hit by the disease? old people 6.) What is the mortality rate of the disease? Based on dea...