Transition Into Renaissance

What factors happened to help transition into Renaissance? What came from the transition? Many factors helped transition into the Renaissance. First off, there was a less dense population due to the Hundred Year’s War and Bubonic Plague. Many serfs died and the remaining populations realized they don’t have to be controlled by the nobles and get better wages by leaving. From this, trade flourished from the new merchants and the feudal system collapsed. From the website,http://www.biography.com/people/petrarch-9438891, Petrarch, born in 1304, develops the idea of humanism. Humanism is the idea that humans can achieve any goals, no matter their class in society. This idea of humanism is still used today and in our schools. Still, most people
When the silk roads reopened during the Renaissance, trade was plentiful. It brought back goods from other nations, empires, and countries. It gave Europe an economic boost and a share of ideas from everywhere else. One example of things from other nations is Marco Polo’s book, The Travels of Marco Polo. According to the article in https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/big-history-project/expansion-interconnection/exploration-interconnection/a/marco-polo, “...[Marco Polo] found Mongolian customs fascinating and reported them enthusiastically, such as the use of paper for money and the burning of coal for heat (see excerpts below). Paper money had been utilized in China for several hundred years, and coal had been burned in parts of China since the beginning of