Renaissance Dbq Essay

In the 1450 Europe was isolated and cut off from the Silk Roads. They couldn’t trade goods, technology, wealth , and ideas with them being isolated from the Silk Road. In Europe life was poor and hard for most people. The Catholic Church was the only comfort for people at that time. The Catholic Church gave people from Europe hope in salvation. Only the city-states of the Italian Peninsula had access to the Silk Road. Europe then went at risk to get out of the Dark ages and into the Golden Age (the Renaissance). Europe went on a series of voyages to link them to the world of trading and wealth which became know as The Age of Exploration. Europe wanted to get linked to global trade and wealth, which caused them to go on The age of Exploration. Then the Age of Exploration made more and more people want to travel and trade. It also had an effect on the Renaissance. One piece of evidence that supports my thesis is in document two when the author states, “Portuguese explorers moved gradually down the coast of Africa and ultimately reached western

The renaissance had many contributions to art, literature, culture, education, and politics. During the Renaissance, new ways of writing and literature were created. There was a lot of art during the Renaissance, and new methods/ways of painting were created. Many people also traded culture and religion. New ways of governing and controlling were created. The renaissance affected education it raised the importance of it and more people began to care more about education. These contributions of the renaissance carried over to today because a lot of people today still perform shakespeare's plays and still use the same methods of literature today. Education today is still very important and is a policy for kids to got to school. Thanks to all the great artist of the renaissance are is still greatly admired