One of the most important development period in human history is the Renaissance. It allowed for humans escape the dark and desolate world of the Middle Ages to enter a society that illustrates the wonders and possibilities of humankind. One of the major cities in the creation of the Renaissance is Florence where influential people such as as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Dante gained inspiration from. However, many scholars have wondered how this one city was able to assumption what hundreds of societies have failed to accomplish during the Middle Ages. The energy per capita in Florence increased in the city through improvements in government spending and allow the citizens to demand freedoms and power in politics. During the Middle Ages, the concept of individualism was minimal and majority of society was subjected to feudal system. The feudal system caused individuals to be unable to make decisions and create change in society. The amount of energy per capita was low and majority of the energy went to the upper class in society, kings and (landowners). As the Black Death spread throughout Europe, the subjection increased to society being dependent on the Church. The Catholic Church stated the “Black Death was caused by the moral corruption of man and the ensuing wrath of God” (3-1). This deception by the church caused the low amount of energy per capita to decrease because the society started spending time and energy devoted to the authority of the church to help them remove the evil from the world. As the Black Death disappointed from society, people believed it was correlated to the increase in individuals who embrace the beliefs of God. If a person allows himself to follows the teaching within the Bible, the vices and moral corruption that consumes mankind would be eliminated from their system. This philosophy can be seen in the city of Florence. Although Florence is associated with vivid colors and vibrant citizens in modern culture, the poet Dante describes the “citizens of Florence lived soberly and ate coarse food and spent little” (5-10). The lifestyle provided to the ordinary citizen by the rulers and church allowed life to continue; however, lacked the amount of energy to allow for prosperity and happiness to develop. The society of Florence was able to stop the feudal system and allow the Renaissance to begin by the proper utilization of energy. Throughout Europe, the feudal system caused lords to take part in continuous war between themselves which caused energy per capita to be low. As this war continues, “the situation deteriorates. Everything is a competition for evil. The talents of our idle youth stagnate: nor are they alert in the pursuit of any honest thing” (5-10). Florence understood this problem and started to develop an
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As the government started to take influence from the Roman Republic, the citizens “over fourteen had to swear on the orders of the Signoria included the promise that ‘every citizen should be free to say in the council chambers what he wishes’” (5-4). This law allowed for the people to be able to have the freedom of speech and express their beliefs to the government. As power started to move to the people, society to focus more energy on the public’s desires. Some of the wealthy families within Florence began to worry about the loss of power and energy and blame the Medici by stating that they were starting to stifling freedoms and power for themselves. This misconception leads to the public’s approval for authority to diminish drastically. Support for this transformation of the government grew with one of the “principal condition for an effective republic restoration was; however, that private citizens should no longer be able to exercise control over the government” (5-5). Although the Medici family was a strong component for the birth of the Renaissance, the people wanted to create an effective republic in Florence and they blame a large amount of this failure on the family. As time passed, the scrutiny on the Medici’s connection to the government increased and caused them to Florence in ( ). As the strongest family left Florence, the energy per capita increased and afforded them more power in politics. This period of time was the end of the Renaissance to certain scholars; however, the era illustrates a city with one of the strongest Republic in Europe at the
As the government started to take influence from the Roman Republic, the citizens “over fourteen had to swear on the orders of the Signoria included the promise that ‘every citizen should be free to say in the council chambers what he wishes’” (5-4). This law allowed for the people to be able to have the freedom of speech and express their beliefs to the government. As power started to move to the people, society to focus more energy on the public’s desires. Some of the wealthy families within Florence began to worry about the loss of power and energy and blame the Medici by stating that they were starting to stifling freedoms and power for themselves. This misconception leads to the public’s approval for authority to diminish drastically. Support for this transformation of the government grew with one of the “principal condition for an effective republic restoration was; however, that private citizens should no longer be able to exercise control over the government” (5-5). Although the Medici family was a strong component for the birth of the Renaissance, the people wanted to create an effective republic in Florence and they blame a large amount of this failure on the family. As time passed, the scrutiny on the Medici’s connection to the government increased and caused them to Florence in ( ). As the strongest family left Florence, the energy per capita increased and afforded them more power in politics. This period of time was the end of the Renaissance to certain scholars; however, the era illustrates a city with one of the strongest Republic in Europe at the