As the Renaissance raged on in Europe and the arts, science and literature flourished, European merchants gained power. One of the reasons that the Renaissance started in Florencewas because th… See more

A big change between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was the emergence of markets for goods like textiles, spices, gold, jade, silk and musk. The growth in demand for such products was fuel for the Age of Exploration… See more

The Crusades had already opened trade routesto the Levant. But sailing longer distances on open seas was something that people did not easily achieve in the Middle Ages. There was a need for technological progress a… See more

Without the support of political leaders, the Age of Exploration would never have taken off. During the Renaissance, European monarchs were looking to increase their power and prestige and expand their empires. Fi… See more

One of the most important ways that the Renaissance impacted the Catholic Churchwas because of the Protestant Reformation. The other was the export of Christianity to distant lands. When maritime explorers s… See more