The Renaissance, begun in 1350 in Florence, Italy, brought on a rebirth and rediscovery of classical culture.

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The Renaissance, begun in 1350 in Florence, Italy, brought on a rebirth and rediscovery of classical culture. It was a definite period of time within itself with new different features coming into terms.  These features brought its own unique form of great achievement to society. The most long-lived changes or achievements of the Renaissance in Europe were the invention of printing press, the creation of new artistic event, and the discoveries in the realm of science. All of these could be considered to have the most impact on the world.

Gutenberg, named as the father of modern printing, has innovated the process of printing in 1436, which was truly a great achievement on industry and has changed people’s life tremendously. The most important aspect of Gutenberg’s invention was that it was the first form of printing to use movable type. Before 1436, most books were produced by and for the Church using the process of wood engraving, which required large amount of time and labor source, therefore limited the production and variety of books, narrowed people’s scope of knowledge. As the printing press was invented, it made the mass publication and circulation of literature possible. People were able to read different literatures easier and faster. Nevertheless, Gutenberg’s innovations did not just make a great achievement on printing industry but in other realms too. The mass publications of books had created a large demand of literature from people and thus brought the development of literature too. Economy had been encouraged due to the increase in trade of books. It is evident that the invention of printing with movable letters was an ingenious idea that paved the way to the world of knowledge and communication. Similar innovations were also made in the field of art.

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The Renaissance’s revival of art came along with new influences on the world. Art was greatly encouraged and thus artists were very influential, they are hired by powerful and wealthy patrons to do artistic work everywhere. A flowering of art has taken on throughout the entire Europe. There was also a new artistic event occurred that artists now intended to make their work more realistic. Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most famous artists in the world, experimented with the laws of linear perspective and variations of light and shade to perfect his work. Also different approaches like studying anatomy ...

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