The Renaissance is a phenomenon which is considered to be the beginning of the modern age. The literal meaning of the word is “Re-birth”, which is exactly what it was. It was a period of spiritual and cultural awakening for the whole of Middle East. It stretched over three centuries, from the 14th to the 17th. It is thought to have originated in Florence, Italy at the end of the 13th century but quickly spread to the whole of Europe. What started out as a cultural movement soon transformed into what is now considered to be the bridge between the Middle Ages and Modern History. It was a time period of an explosion of ideas and talent which shaped the world into the finer things that it is today.
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both direct, and indirect. Some of the factors include the thirst for secular knowledge, the end of the hundred year’s wars between England and some factions in France which is given credit for allowing the ideas and knowledge to penetrate these nations. Reintroduction of the classical works, political situation in Italy, discovery of the printing press were some of them. There were also a few causes of the renaissance which were more devastating than others. For example, the spread of the plague, also called, the Black Death. It killed one third of the total population of Europe. While it was a horrible incident, it allowed the survivors to attain “New Wealth”, as the same wealth was able to be spread among fewer people. This helped improve social mobility greatly and some people started using this new money to help recreate the old prestige of the nation by investing into the arts and architecture.
A direct factor that led to the advent of the Renaissance is the fall of the Byzantine city, Constantinople, which led to the decline of the Byzantium empire. Constantinople was considered as the greatest city of its time. It was nicknamed as the gateway to Europe. The city was the center of trade for all of the continent for about 800 years and was the richest city in Europe. Its fall would signify Europe’s
The date of this magnificent period’s birth is …show more content…
both direct, and indirect. Some of the factors include the thirst for secular knowledge, the end of the hundred year’s wars between England and some factions in France which is given credit for allowing the ideas and knowledge to penetrate these nations. Reintroduction of the classical works, political situation in Italy, discovery of the printing press were some of them. There were also a few causes of the renaissance which were more devastating than others. For example, the spread of the plague, also called, the Black Death. It killed one third of the total population of Europe. While it was a horrible incident, it allowed the survivors to attain “New Wealth”, as the same wealth was able to be spread among fewer people. This helped improve social mobility greatly and some people started using this new money to help recreate the old prestige of the nation by investing into the arts and architecture.
A direct factor that led to the advent of the Renaissance is the fall of the Byzantine city, Constantinople, which led to the decline of the Byzantium empire. Constantinople was considered as the greatest city of its time. It was nicknamed as the gateway to Europe. The city was the center of trade for all of the continent for about 800 years and was the richest city in Europe. Its fall would signify Europe’s