scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend

during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of new inventions and

The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the

Middle Ages the church held most of the power and it's economy was

agriculturaly based. Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. During

the Renaissance society was transformed into a society increasingly dominated

by central political institutions with an urban commercial attitude. Also, people's

curiosity overcame thier fear and many people started to venture out and

explore. New schools and colleges became more and more common.

The Renaissance was started by many rich Italian cities, such as Florence,

Ferrara, Milan ,and Venice. Because these cities were very wealthy, many

merchants started to spend 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

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