What started as Petrarch’s criticism of the ignorance of 14th century scholars and Columbus’s proposal for spice trade routes to the west would soon completely transform society in Europe and several other parts of the world. A philosopher and a cartographer, the two came from completely different fields of experience, but they were both natural leaders in their backgrounds. In this case, they were both sharp-minded thinkers with visions that diverged from the norm, and were each impactful in their own right. Petrarch and Columbus, though very different in their actions, caused the births of revolutionary political, cultural, societal, and artistic changes, for better or for worse.
Petrarch and Columbus are both credited for being such important
Petrarch and Columbus are both credited for being such important