One of the most important development period in human history is the Renaissance. It allowed for humans escape the dark and desolate world of the Middle Ages to enter a society that illustrates the wonders and possibilities of humankind. One of the major cities in the creation of the Renaissance is Florence where influential people such as as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Dante gained inspiration from. However, many scholars have wondered how this one city was able to assumption what hundreds of societies have failed to accomplish during the Middle Ages. The energy per capita in Florence increased in the city through improvements in government spending and allow the citizens to demand freedoms and power in politics. During the Middle
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As the government started to take influence from the Roman Republic, the citizens “over fourteen had to swear on the orders of the Signoria included the promise that ‘every citizen should be free to say in the council chambers what he wishes’” (5-4). This law allowed for the people to be able to have the freedom of speech and express their beliefs to the government. As power started to move to the people, society to focus more energy on the public’s desires. Some of the wealthy families within Florence began to worry about the loss of power and energy and blame the Medici by stating that they were starting to stifling freedoms and power for themselves. This misconception leads to the public’s approval for authority to diminish drastically. Support for this transformation of the government grew with one of the “principal condition for an effective republic restoration was; however, that private citizens should no longer be able to exercise control over the government” (5-5). Although the Medici family was a strong component for the birth of the Renaissance, the people wanted to create an effective republic in Florence and they blame a large amount of this failure on the family. As time passed, the scrutiny on the Medici’s connection to the government increased and caused them to Florence in ( ). As the strongest family left Florence, the energy per capita increased and afforded them more power in politics. This period of time was the end of the Renaissance to certain scholars; however, the era illustrates a city with one of the strongest Republic in Europe at the
As the government started to take influence from the Roman Republic, the citizens “over fourteen had to swear on the orders of the Signoria included the promise that ‘every citizen should be free to say in the council chambers what he wishes’” (5-4). This law allowed for the people to be able to have the freedom of speech and express their beliefs to the government. As power started to move to the people, society to focus more energy on the public’s desires. Some of the wealthy families within Florence began to worry about the loss of power and energy and blame the Medici by stating that they were starting to stifling freedoms and power for themselves. This misconception leads to the public’s approval for authority to diminish drastically. Support for this transformation of the government grew with one of the “principal condition for an effective republic restoration was; however, that private citizens should no longer be able to exercise control over the government” (5-5). Although the Medici family was a strong component for the birth of the Renaissance, the people wanted to create an effective republic in Florence and they blame a large amount of this failure on the family. As time passed, the scrutiny on the Medici’s connection to the government increased and caused them to Florence in ( ). As the strongest family left Florence, the energy per capita increased and afforded them more power in politics. This period of time was the end of the Renaissance to certain scholars; however, the era illustrates a city with one of the strongest Republic in Europe at the