One of the causes of the Renaissance was the declining credibility of the Catholic Church and the subsequent emergence of secular curiosity. The Black Death which resulted in the deaths ... of and be accountable to oneself through one's own merit and ability. These changes constituted two of the characteristics that would eventually shape the Renaissance – humanism, the celebration of mankind's achievement and ability; and the spirit of inquiry and discovery and critical thinking. Another of the causes of the ... Renaissance was the advent of new technology. One example was the invention of...

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