Marco Polo: The Rise Of The Renaissance

There was a prominent traveler who had spent roughly twenty years in Asia. This man created a book that rejuvenated an interest in the Far East, the book inspired traders to seek Asian goods, and so the movement began. This was a fire that was readily ignited by a man named Marco Polo. Because of this man, Florence, Venice, Milan, and Genova, became the major trading centers in Europe by the thirteenth hundreds. However, manufacturing centers existed in these major cities as well. With that being said, specialization occurred. The port cities of Venice and Genoa became essential gateways for trade, as massive ships often stopped in these cities, bringing with them dazzling products from Asia, which eventually brought about the rise

Indeed, this era left an enormous imprint in the rise of early modernity. With that being said, let’s now turn our gears away from the renaissance, and focus our attention towards the Reformation, an era that pretty much coexisted alongside the Renaissance. We have stated that the Renaissance marked a new age of humanistic thought, and that many who existed in this period were no longer strictly bound by the precepts of the church institution. Furthermore, we mentioned that “God” was no longer seen as the ultimate authority, and that science, and the humanities began to take “Gods” place. Even though all of these changes were coming into effect, and that religious institutions were in the decline, there was still a plethora of individuals who were steadfast in their beliefs. And it was through these individuals that brought about the Renaissance Reformation, a period when Christendom was split in half, giving rise to Catholicism and

This is something that remained unchanged since the dawn of Christendom. However things radically changed, and by the year 1540, there came into existence a plethora of new Christian denominations. All across Europe, you could observe people worshipping in many of these same churches. Indeed, in a short period of time, a religious movement came about, known as the Protestant reformation, a radical revolution that emerged in the church. As a result of this revolution, nearly sixteen centuries of unbroken Catholic domination of the Christian faith came to an end in Europe. But what led to this break in the Catholic Church, revered as the wealthiest, and most powerful institution on earth? Let’s find