2. Why did the Renaissance
start in Italy?
• economic strength
• the Middle Ages?
• education
• improved printing press
• growth of humanism
• location, location, location!
3. Why you should care about
the Renaissance
• changes in art and architecture
• improvements in science and medicine
• European exploration
• seeds for the Reformation
• seeds for the Sci Rev & Enlightenment
• cornerstone of modern world!