The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages the church held most of the power . Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. During the Renaissance, society was changed into a society which was dominated by central political institutions with. Also, people's curiosity overcame thier fear and many people started to venture out and explore. New schools and colleges becamemore and more common.

The Renaissance was started in many rich Italian cities, like Florence, Ferrara, Milan ,and Venice. Because these cities were very wealthy, many merchants spent money on different things, such as painting, learning, new banking techniques, and new systems of government. These things gave rise to a new type of scholar, the humanist. Humanism was subjects concerned with humankind and culture... They stutied various things such as Latin, Greek language, literature and philosophy. Music and mathmatics were also studied as well.

way to new forms of painting , art and sculpture. During the Renaissance, artist were seen as independent personalities. Many artists merged mathmatics with art , in order to become more precise in their measurements and to make sure an object was supported both rationally and porportionally. As a result things became more life like. Artists also studied the way light hits objects and the way our eyes percieve light. A new kind of paint called oil paint was used. This allowed the artist to create texture , mix colors, and allow more time for corrections before it dried.

The Renaissance produced many great minds. Leonardo da Vinci was one of them. He had many works of art such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He also is regarded as a great inventor. He is credited for coming up with the idea of the helicopter. He would dissected corpses to learn more about human anatomy. Another great man was a German monk, Martin Luther. He taught Biblical studies at the University of Wittenberg. Luther's beliefs challenged the church, and many people agreed with his ideas. He was eventually kicked out from the chuch and he started

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