After I discussed the term "renaissance" and how the culture of Ancient Rome and Greece was revitalized in Western Europe after the Dark Ages, Jaydn looked up information about the Renaissance and answered in writing a series of questions. We discussed characteristics and values of the period including humanism and skepticism ,and in this regard, I discussed how Martin Luther and the creation of the Protestant religion were a result of Renaissance skepticism. We further made a list of and discussed some of the major artists of the period, and I explained the vital role of the Medici family in Florence,Italy as a patron of the arts. Jaydn has visited Florence and we discussed the continuing influence of Renaissance art on the city as well as some of the Renaissance sites she visited. We further examined and defined the concept of humanism and noted how the sculptures of the period reflect an interest in mankind as opposed to only biblical subjects. Last, Jaydn completed the questions by discussing the specific time period covered by the Renaissance as well as geographically where this cultural phenomenon occurred. I noted how the Renaissance Movement reached from Italy to England , as evidenced by the works of Shakespeare who wrote many plays set in ancient Rome.