HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Protestant Reformation
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Age of Revolutions
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European Renaissance
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Spread of Islam.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Northern and Central Italy became prosperous in the late Middle Ages through the growth of international trade and the rise of the merchant class, who eventually gained almost complete control of the governments of the Italian city-states.
Detailed explanation-2: -In this way, Palmer says, the intellectual movements of the Renaissance led to Reformation-by stimulating the demand for books and encouraging people to read more and to think about how to reform the present. This included re-reading the Bible, as Luther did.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thriving trade, no central power, and struggle for power between France & Spain contributed to the rise of the Italian states during the Renaissance.
Detailed explanation-4: -Many people migrated out of certain areas when the plague spread and as a result, all of Europe was thrown into an upheaval. This ultimately shifted the balance of power and wealth in European societies and helped bring about the dominance of several city-states in Italy, which is where the Renaissance first began.