Renaissance Research Paper

In my opinion, the Renaissance is revolutionary. Revolution is defined as a far-reaching and drastic change. During the 1400s and 1500s in mainly Italy there was a major change that took place in all aspects of life. This was called the Renaissance and it was a movement that helped rebirth culture as well as the arts. This movement changed the medieval times and had forced a feudalist system on its people. The medieval times were a dark period in European history, which saw a major decline in arts and government. Medieval politics revolved around the affairs of monarchy and nobility and ties in with the practice of feudalism. However, a new Renaissance was strong in Italian cities. They became centres of trade, wealth and education. Many cities, like Venice, Genoa, and Florence had famous citizens who were very rich and gave the city a lot of money. Rulers began to merge their power and concentrate on self-preservation. It was easier to cover wealth and industry continued to grow. Cities grew quickly, the population shifted from agricultural life to city life and there was also a wide variety of jobs to select from. This increased the number of people being taxed and meant more wealth to fund expansion abroad. …show more content…
This was a time of great progress in science and mathematics. Scientists like Francis Bacon, Galileo, Rene Descartes, and Isaac Newton made discoveries that would change the world. The printing press was one of the most important inventions of the Renaissance; it was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440’s. Around the 1500s, there were printing presses all around Europe. The printing press was used for information that could and would be spread widely. It would be for new news of scientific discoveries and share work with others scientists. Other inventions were the telescope, astronomy and warfare,