r/AskHistorians • u/mrgr544der • 16h ago
What impact did the Renaissance have on Europe and the rest of the Mediterranean world?
The Renaissance is a period characterized by innovation across many different fields from art, to political to military and much more. The discussion around this event usually revolves around Europe and it's often viewed as the thing that (whether accurate or not) took Europe from being a "backwater" to being the regional and later global center of gravity.
My question is, how accurate is the view that the Renaissance was instrumental in Europe's rise? And also what impact, if any, did it have on the Islamic world for example?
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