HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Rebirth of Greek and Roman Ideas
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Trade
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Birth of Banking, Money, and Art
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Reason
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trade allowed for the rise of a merchant elite that did not have to rely on land ownership to accumulate wealth. This group also had disposable income to spend on art or to sponsor institutions of higher learning.
Detailed explanation-2: -During the Italian Renaissance, there were few nations or states that could come close the advanced level of commerce the Italian city-states achieved. Trade in Florence was more or less dominated by the Medici family. The Medici fortune was built by Giovanni di Bicci de Medici and his son Cosimo de Medici.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trade expanded and cities grew rapidly. Renaissance ideas made their way to these cities and influenced large numbers of people. The growth of cities also helped to create a wealthy merchant class. Like the merchants in Italy, these wealthy businesspeople were eager to sponsor artists and writers.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did Renaissance ideas spread to northern Europe? Ideas were exchanged through trade. Artists and scholars traveled between Italy and the Northern Renaissance sites. The printing press allowed easier bookmaking.