... that focused their studies on the humanities. Humanists emphasized on education and individual achievement, and believed greatly in leading a fulfilled life. One of the first humanists during the Renaissance was Francesco Petrarch from Italy. Petrarch studied classical writings of the Romans and Greeks because Petrarch thought the people of the Greek and Roman times could best be explained through studying the ... ...

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Saint Francis of Assis was born Francesco Bernardone, in Assisi, Italy in 1181. Francis was born into a well off family. Francis's father Pietro was a successful merchant selling fabrics and spices; he had hoped Francis would follow in ... ...

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