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In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries many things changed in the lives of Europeans. The middle ages were ending and the renaissance was about to begin. Europeans during the middle ages where stuck in an economic stagnation. Changes needed to be made. The people of Europe experienced a rebirth. These changes affected both genders and all classes; Europe was about to grow in great ways.

The early development of the renaissance began in Italy and spread throughout Europe. The people of Europe experienced a rebirth of knowledge, classical tradition, writing, history, art, and music. There was also a shift from salvation, afterlife and a heavenly republic to an earthly republic. People believed it was now possible to do well and achieve on earth and not only in the afterlife. The renaissance furthered the creative mind and also made people realize there was a world outside their own. They recognized concern for worldly matters. There was an increase in individualism that the......

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