Why Was The Renaissance Important

How is the Renaissance important to each and every one of us? The Renaissance was one of the most crucial and awakening phases in European history and human evolution. From the fall of Ancient Rome to the rebirth of new perceptions in societal, political, scientific, creative and conceptual development, came a portal to a new world of endless possibilities that pushed the boundaries of what we know and what we can achieve. As the 14th century kicked in, Italy began the foundation of the Cultural Revolution, which spread amongst the rest of Europe very quickly. In time, an outbreak of European philosophers, scientists, writers, and artists came in the scene and began to celebrate the culture of Ancient Greece and Rome. They began to focus back on the intellectual ambition of the Classical period. By doing this, influencers like Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Copernicus, Galileo, Martin Luther, William Shakespeare, and many more,

At this point, the country itself into city-states. Each city would have its own government with influence of Ancient Rome.

By the 1300’s, Florence, in particular, became very wealthy. Merchants and businessmen had begun to hire artisans and craftspeople, which started competitions among artists and thinkers through Europe. With the influence of the arts during the Classical age, significant breakthrough artists from Giotto di Bondone to Michelangelo began an era and a new movement in art during the 1300’s - 1600’s (“The Renaissance”).

Throughout the Middle Ages, Latin was the main language used for communication and ways of writing scriptures, poems, or recording things. But in the beginning of the 14th century, poet and nobleman Dante Alighieri composed “The Divine Comedy”. It was written in native

Italian, which became the literary language of the Renaissance in Italy. Fun fact, it inspired writers and playwrights like William Shakespeare, author and scholar Sir Thomas