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AP European HistorySt. Anne’s-Belfield School

Mirandola Practice DBQ:Composing an “Acceptable”

Thesis

Compare and contrast Medieval and Renaissance views of Man.

Compare and contrast Medieval and Renaissance views of Man.

Always begin by writing the question at the top of your paper, underlining the tasks, and circling the terms.

Thesis Statement...Compare and contrast Medieval and Renaissance views of Man.


-The thesis should appear as the direct, firm, and self-assured last statement of the first paragraph



-The Thesis should provide the reader with a direct answer to the question posed: it’s your argument!!!




-The Thesis should address all parts of the question.




-The Thesis should address all parts of the question.

-The Thesis should be specific through the use/mention of the groupings of the body paragraphs. (remember, the most effective thesis is one generated by the documents, NOT one which is generated first and the documents tailored to fit).

Contrast Medieval and Renaissance views of Man.Thesis Statement...

Seen in historical terms, and based on the writings of St. Augustine, Mirandola, and the work of

Michelangelo, it is apparent that medieval and Renaissance views of man were similar while also

quite different.


During both the Middle Ages and Renaissance, each person’s life was viewed as being dependent upon God and the Church, but with the

Renaissance, this view shifted from absolute control to mans divine nature and his free will.

Contrast Medieval and Renaissance views of Man.

Medieval scholars believed that man was innately evil, but with the

rebirth of thinking and the emphasis on the individual, Renaissance

intellectuals regarded man as good and capable of accomplishing

anything on his own.

Thesis Statement...


The Renaissance having its deepest roots in Medieval times in

combination with a revolution in thought during the Renaissance

caused the two to have several similarities and several differences

in each period’s view of man.

Thesis Statement...


...so it can be said, then, that the views of man stemming from

Medieval Europe and branching into that of the Renaissance are

both very alike and yet very different due to changes in society and

in the thought process over time (about the church's relationship to

people and on worth of the individual, especially).

Thesis Statement...


Medieval and Renaissance views of Man were different because of

the developing idea of humanism and the role of the Catholic

Church. However, they were at the same time akin because of the

importance of individualism, learning and antiquity to peoples of

both eras.

Thesis Statement...


Medieval and Renaissance Europe share a common perspective of

man's innate wickedness, however they diverge over man's ability

to overcome such profoundly evil roots.

Thesis Statement...

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