Event: The Italian Renaissance
Event: The Italian Renaissance begins
Cause
People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”, so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work.
Fall of Constantinople, which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin.
Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek, Roman, and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”.
The Printing press was invented.
Effect
The Ideas of the Italian Renaissance eventually expand over Europe. It influenced people to think more secular than religious.
Significance
Renaissance was a time period when the Italians decide go back to the
Cause
People like Petrarch who were obsessed with ancient Greece and ancient Rome; felt that the middle age was a “Dark age”, so they recovered the Latin text such as some of Cicero’s work.
Fall of Constantinople, which Greeks scholars fled to Italy with Ancients texts. Plato’s work was translated in Latin.
Another cause is humanism which is the prominent works of Greek, Roman, and biblical literature. Petrarch is called “The father of humanism”.
The Printing press was invented.
Effect
The Ideas of the Italian Renaissance eventually expand over Europe. It influenced people to think more secular than religious.
Significance
Renaissance was a time period when the Italians decide go back to the