... its role in the world and its perception of the world beyond Rome, were becoming less and less compatible with actual conditions. Society had been changing in Europe throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance was dramatically transforming the way in which people looked at the world around them, and more importantly, how they looked at themselves and their place in the world ... and emphasis on the individual. Other external factors that aided the Reformation movement in Europe were the invention of printing, as mentioned above, the rise of commerce, foreign trade, and a middle class, a...

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... that they paid their debts promptly. Since credit is so important, people began to realize the importance of impressing their creditors. If a person builds a reputation of a worker that labors from early in the morning to late each evening, that person will be able to attain credit. If, however, a person has a reputation of relaxing and not taking his job seriously, then that ... , especially in the free imperial cities. Although scholars have analyzed various aspects of city life at the close of the Middle Ages in great detail, they have done relatively little by way of explaining why r...

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