Renaissance

            
             The Renaissance was a period of European history, considered by modern.
             scholars as that between 1300 and 1600. Many dramatic changes happend.
             during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of new inventions and.
             beliefs. .
             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.
             such as Latin, Greek language, literature and philosophy. Music and mathmatics.
             were also studied as well. .
             The Renaissance gave way to new forms of painting , art and sculpture. During.
             the Renaissance, artist were no longer regarded as mere artisans, as they had.
             been to the medieval past, but for the first time emerged as independent.
             personalities, compared to poets and writers. Many artisans merged mathmatics.
             with art , in order to become more precise in their measurements and to make.
             sure an object was supported both rationally and porportionally. As a result.
             painters tried and often suceeded into making their painting a window into the.
             world. Artists also studied the way light hits objects and the way our eyes.
             percieve light.