Renaissance

1. Power of church and kings challenged

1.1. people started to think for themselves and be independant

2. New ideas in art and science

2.1. people had to guess what things (eg. a lion) looked like as they had never actually seen one.

2.2. with parts of the human body the drawings looked more accurate as they dissected people.

3. The rebirth of Roman ideas

4. 1400-1700

5. Printing

5.1. less church power as monks used to write all books so not under their control

5.2. faster printing

5.2.1. New node

5.3. movable type

5.4. cheaper

5.5. not just rich & clever people could read- more learnt to read and write

5.6. could be printed in any language

5.7. new jobs & anyone could go into print