The Middle Ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire. Much of the advances in science, art, and government that had been made by the Greeks and Romans were lost during this time. Part of the Middle Ages is actually called the Dark Ages because so much of what was learned earlier was lost. The Renaissance was a time of coming out of the dark. It was a rebirth of education, science, art, literature, music, and a better life style for people in general.A big part of the Renaissance was a cultural movement called humanism . Humanism was a philosophy that all people should strive to be educated and learned in the classical arts, literature, and science. It looked for and human emotion in art. It also said that it was okay for people to pursue comfort, riches, and beauty. The Renaissance started in Florence, Italy and spread to other city-states in Italy. Part of the reason it began in Italy was because of the history of Rome and the Roman Empire. Another reason it began in Italy was because Italy had become …show more content…
Some important city-states included Florence, Milan, Venice, rome,and Ferrara.The term Renaissance Man refers to a person that is an expert and talented in many areas. The true geniuses of the Renaissance were great examples of this. Leonardo da Vinci was a master painter, sculptor, scientist inventor architect engineer and writer. Michelangelo was also a superb painter sculptor and architect. The most important invention of the Renaissance, and perhaps in the history of the world, was the printing press. It was invented by German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440. By 1500 there were printing presses throughout Europe. The printing press allowed for information to be distributed to a wide audience. This helped to spread new scientific discoveries as well, allowing scientists to share their works and learn from each other. Many of the great scientific discoveries made during the Renaissance were in the area of