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    1) Economically, the emergence of the middle/merchant class led to increased trade and a rise in living standards. Merchants revived long-distance trade between areas like Venice and the Orient. Towns developed as centers of commerce and trade. 2) Socially, the power of nobility diminished as kings favored the growing middle class. There was more social mobility as serfs could gain freedom by moving to towns. 3) Culturally, there was a revival of classical learning and new intellectual ideas. Art advanced with techniques like linear perspective.

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    1) Economically, the emergence of the middle/merchant class led to increased trade and a rise in living standards. Merchants revived long-distance trade between areas like Venice and the Orient. Towns developed as centers of commerce and trade. 2) Socially, the power of nobility diminished as kings favored the growing middle class. There was more social mobility as serfs could gain freedom by moving to towns. 3) Culturally, there was a revival of classical learning and new intellectual ideas. Art advanced with techniques like linear perspective.

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    Advancement 1) Economic Emergence of middle/merchant class -increased agricultural output people could pursue other professions -Goods more

    re accessible now raise standard of living -B/c states able to retain basic safety allow safety of traveling merchants Merchants revive long distance trade -Links areas closer together economically i.e. Venice and Orient, and cities tied through Guild trading (Hanseatic League, northern Europe) -Causes economic surge of global economy -Development of credit system merchants conglomerate, develop into towns -center of trade, centralized commercial center integrated w/ residential -place where people could enterprise opportunity 2) Social Nobility power was diminished -b/c King favored middle classes more. They were more taxable and less threatening to power -so less domination and oppression by one class More mobility -Serfs can run away into towns for 1 year free Middle class=lots of social freedom -no one knew what to do with them, can bribe other classes to get what they want w/ $$ 3) Cultural Revival/Flowering of Classical learning -New intellectual ideas like senses=highest good (Valla) -That this life is important in and of itself -Renaissance thought.all the isms Art advancement -More accurate, 2 pt. Perspective 4) Political Modern concept of nation state -Rulers start consolidating power in England, France Towns have political independence -b/c middle class can bribe king with money -have own laws, taxes, courts, mint -symbolizes order and effective organization

    No advancement Papacy and nobility both bathing in wealth in contrast to poor farmers

    2) Social Women status diminishes -Used to be heads of guilds and commercially important, now thanks to Castiglione have to make themselves pleasing to men, reflected in rape punishments etc. Blacks are still blacks -ambivalent, used to show off wealth

    3) Cultural For most people life didnt change at all -no marked difference in thought b/w Renaissance and Middle ages

    4) Political Italy is Republic but still oligarchic and disunited Holy Roman Empire is chaotic and disunited

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