frican culture. To illustrate, a stone sculpture of an ancient rice god was put in the middle of a rice field to ensure a successful harvest. Furthermore, many statues were used as fertility charms in which a mother and child were depicted. Many of their paintings also illustrated their superstitious beliefs. Animals were also sculpted in many of their pieces of art. Some statues of animals were even used as fetishes. While other figurines such as the rooster explained sacrificial traditions. A figurine of a royal horn player exemplified one the importance of music and how it played a role in African culture. The African belief of Animism was also displayed in their art. This was best personified in a half man and half animal sculpture. Many of the sculptures also illustrated the different tribes and each of their separate and unique cultures. To show, one statue of a mother and child displayed the mother with scars on her face, which is a tribal tradition that can still be seen today. The art depicted in the film tells the story of the African people and how their culture was derived. Also, the art explained the time in which they were from compared to other nations and their cultures.During the Renaissance, Europes emerging middle class takes over and vastly alters the culture. The middle class begins to control Europe socially, politically, and economically. Many of these middle class citizens were suppressed runaway serfs who started new towns. The starting of new towns helped commerce to begin and thus the merchant class arises. Individualism was highly emphasized and believed in. They no longer wanted to be recognized as a group but as individuals. Along with individualism, humanism also played a major role during the renaissance. Humanism is the rediscovery of classical art and literature. The sciences were also developed during this time which enabled people to question the physical world, geographical world...
