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A 5 page research paper that explores the origins, spread and influence of classical culture during the Renaissance to 1500 AD. The writer explores the reasons behind the origins of the Renaissance and how this dynamic movement spread across Europe. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Empire, the universal authority of the papacy, the power of the guild system over trade and industry -- were all weakening and would soon disappear (Burns 393). The supremacy
of the religious and ethical interpretations of life were slowly, but effectively, being undermined. In place of these medieval institutions, there were new institutions gradually emerging, new ways of thinking.
The age of the Renaissance was beginning, and one of the principal characteristics of the Renaissance was a revival of in the classical learning of Greece and Rome (Burns 393).
Classical culture spread across Europe during the Renaissance due to multiple factors. First of all, the old medieval societal institutions disintegrated largely because they were no longer in harmony
with changed economic and societal conditions (Burns 395). The growth of commerce and the rise of national monarchies caused the decentralized feudal system to become obsolete (Burns 395). The
feudal manor, which was self-sufficient, decayed with new developments in trade between distant regions. Furthermore, medieval scholasticism failed to satisfy the increasing interest in natural science (Burns, 395); Nearly
everywhere, but particularly in southern Europe, there was a demand for a "broader expanse of knowledge, a new style of living, and a greater recognition of the status of
the individual" (Burns 395). Soon after the inception of the Renaissance, its progress was greatly accelerated by the influence of secular and ecclesiastical patrons of learning (Burns 395). Among
these were the Medici family in Florence, the Sforza family in Milan, and Alfonso the Magnanimous of Naples (Burns 395). These patrons were wealthy merchants, which shows just one more
way that trade was of significant importance to the resurgence of learning and interest in the classics of antiquity. The Renaissance was socially, economically, and politically a new society that
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