5. Which of the following would a follower of Legalism most
likely have supported as a
punishment for a scholar who
criticized the government?

a. firing him from his
university position
b. torture and death
c. a weekend prison sentence
d. forced labor on massive
building projects

the renaissance was a historical movement that started in italy but spread through europe, that symbolized the end of the middle age and the beginning of the modern age.

this period in time was characterized by innovation, creativity, imagination and restoration of principles and moral values. in this time, europe classic past history was revisited and put up for debate. it was a social, political, artistic and literary movement that began as an effort to emulate the societies of classic ancient greece and rome.