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The printing press was essential to the spread of the ideas of the Renaissance to all of Europe. Works could now be mass produced so many people could read them.
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Da Vinci is one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance. This "Rennaissance Man" painted pictures and drew sketches that are still studied to this day.
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Michelangelo was a great scultop and artist of the Italian Renaissance. He scuplted the statue of David and painted the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.
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"The Prince" written by Niccolo Machiavalli, sought to describe govenment in the way that it actually worked. He believed that a ruler should be concerned only with power and political success.
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Thomas More writes Utopia in which he condemns governments as corrupt. He also believed that ownership of property causes strife.
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Martin Luther criticized the practices of the Church. These were outlined in his 95 Theses.
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