西方文明史 复习总结(2)

Roman law is a very important contribution made by the Romans. It had been so well developed that it later became the core of modern civil and commercial law in many Western countries, including most countries of Europe and South America.

Renaissance文艺复兴

Dante Petrarch Boccaccio

Mona Lisa---Da Vinci

Shakespeare Four Great comedies-- A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Merchant of Venice

As you Like it Twelfth Night

Tragedies---Hamlet King Lear Macbeth Othello

The image of Henry V

examples ① Copernicus (哥白尼) asserted that the earth was not the center of the universe； ② The passionate Petrarch produced sonnets that influenced Shakespeare and many others； ③ Boccaccio(薄伽丘) wrote tales of eternal charm: The Decameron；

④ Marco Polo (马可波罗) made journeys into the remote kingdom of China；

⑤ Michelangelo（米开朗琪罗），Leonardo da Vinci (达芬奇)，Raphael (拉斐尔)，and

Titian (提香) created paintings and sculptures that are invaluable treasures of the world． Humanism is the essence of the Renaissance.---- man did not only have the right to enjoy life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders.

Influences:

These Italians, and many others, helped to make Italy the center of the Renaissance movement in Europe. The movement changed the medieval Western Europe into a modern one． English Renaissance:

This was England’s Golden Age in literature. There appeared many English literary giants such as Shakespeare, Spenser, Johnson, Sidney, Marlowe, Bacon and Donne.