the European renaissance,a rebirth of learning and the arts, began in Italy in the 1300s | in the 1400s, northern Europeans began to adopt the ideas of the renaissance | martin luther's protest over abuses in the catholic church led to the founding of protestant churches |
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1300 to 1600 saw a rebirth of learning and culture in Europe call the
renaissance
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the bubonic plague had ended in northern Europe and the population was
recovering
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renaissance values emphasizing the individual and wordly life weakened the influence of the
church
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the renaissance spread north from
Italy
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war between France and England was
ending
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popes seemed more concern with
luxury and political power than with spiritual matters
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What was the first reason it began in Italy
Italy had several important cities , whereas most of northern European was still rural
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major artists appeared in parts of
Germany , France , Belgium , and the Netherlands
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a German monk and professor name martin Luther protested some actions of a
church
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that new interest in the classical past led to an important value in renaissance culture was
humanism
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the new ideas of Italian art moved to the
north
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by paying money to the church , people thought they could win
salvation
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