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Many scholars believe that the Renaissance began after the end of the Black Plague. -
The culture and ideas of classical Europe, ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance thinkers and artists very consciously made the claim that they were reviving long-lost traditions from the classical world in areas as diverse as scholarship, poetry, architecture, and sculpture.
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Humanism and an emphasis on Greek and Latin (Roman) learning were two of the most important cultural changes that occurred during the Renaissance.
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The Age of Exploration was a period of time when the European nations began exploring the world. They discovered new routes to India, much of the Far East, and the Americas.
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The rival geniuses Lorenzo Ghiberti and Filippo Brunelleschi competed for the contract to build the bronze doors for the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedra. -
The printing press was developed by Johannes Gutenberg. -
France declared war on Italy and it financially deprived both countries. -
Michelangelo painted 9 scenes from the old testament into the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel. -
The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe. It resulted in the creation of a branch of Christianity called Protestantism.
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The Renaissance as a unified historical period ended with the fall of Rome.