Looking past disagreements about the Renaissance, there are many characteristics of the Renaissance that are recognized by all. During the Renaissance, Italy became a primarily urban society where independent cities dominated the country’s districts around them. Cities became the center of all life, and within this urban society a secular spirit emerged as increasing wealth created new possibilities for the enjoyment of worldly things. The Renaissance is also seen as a recovery period after a difficult 14th century of the Black Death, political disorder, and economic
Looking past disagreements about the Renaissance, there are many characteristics of the Renaissance that are recognized by all. During the Renaissance, Italy became a primarily urban society where independent cities dominated the country’s districts around them. Cities became the center of all life, and within this urban society a secular spirit emerged as increasing wealth created new possibilities for the enjoyment of worldly things. The Renaissance is also seen as a recovery period after a difficult 14th century of the Black Death, political disorder, and economic