The Birth of Renaissance

It caused more efficient record-keeping by bankers and merchant.

It allowed for the development of printing and easier spread of ideas

It allowed for more criticism to be given to religious and political

officials

The papacy controlled most of the peninsula, in Rome as a base.

Wealthy noble families controlled fragments of territory from an urban base.

The Medici in Florence forced other ruling families to accept their authority.

Foreign kings divided up most of the territory and ruled from their own capitals,

It emphasized piety and modesty instead of worldly pursuits.

It stressed obedience to local rulers over the national monarch.

It stressed a secular world view instead of a strict religious view.

It emphasized submitting to religious leaders before civic leaders.