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causes of renaissance
The role of merchants
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Merchants' many roles included wholesale operations, banking, distributive services, and manufacturing.
In the middle ages, merchants would source their products while traveling and then sell them in markets and shops.
Wealthy merchants built palaces, funded popes, and dominated city politics. Merchants played a very important role in social influence.
Florence was managed by the medici family, who supported artists with their wealth.
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The emergence of humanism, different artistic and technological innovations
Renaissance Humanism was characterised by a revival of interest in the classical world and studies focusing on human nature rather than religion. The tradition dates back to Petrarch (1304-1374), an Italian author who sought out 'lost' ancient manuscripts in the 14th century.
New patrons demanded novel subjects from artists, especially portraits and scenes from contemporary life, as part of a growing mercantile class.
The most important and useful innovations are the printing press, firearms, and the compass.
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Role of city-states
They gave way to a new era in which artists, scientists, and philosophers were free to pursue new ideas and artistic movement without the burdens of having to provide for themselves.
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the Renaissance men such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo
Italian Renaissance artists Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo possessed a broad spectrum of knowledge and skills. Their works reflected these skills.
They both had very good skills, so they were looks up to as good role models.
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