Conditions that combined in Florence to produce the Italian Renaissance

Answer the following prompt in a thesis-based essay: Trace the conditions that combined in Florence to produce the Italian Renaissance. As the movement gradually spread to neighboring countries, how and why did the quality of life for the average European improve? Then, shift focus to a different continent between 500-1491 and detail a similar monumental societal transformation grounded in art, architecture, and/or science. For both regions, why did these changes take place? Based on the prompt, develop your own thesis as the central argument to guide your work. Merely rephrasing the questions in lieu of an actual statement will not satisfy the requirement. Focus the topic through a compare-and-contrast lens between these distant places while analyzing the similarities and differences of the outcomes. A successful essay sets an historical foundation that underpins the thesis and then weaves different sources together, forming a cohesive narrative. To accomplish this goal, along with demonstrating your ability to think like an historian, you will critically analyze two artifacts (one from one museum and one from another) and choose two firsthand accounts from the (Internet History Sourcebooks Project https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/index.asp ) at Fordham University to lend textual support to your paper. With all four selections, offer an educated interpretation of these primary sources in support of your thesis. In order to avoid redundancy, none of the artifacts or eyewitness accounts already covered in the course can be used. (Please let me know what you have chosen so I can tell you if that artifact has been used already) For your research on artifacts, consider exploring some of these websites of leading art museums and cultural institutions (or the holdings of two other institutions of your choosing), as they contain not only some of the foremost objects in this area of study, but also have many informative articles and educational resources: Ashmolean Museum https://www.ashmolean.org/ Benaki Museum https://www.benaki.org/index.php?lang=en British Museum https://www.britishmuseum.org/ Dumbarton Oaks https://www.doaks.org/ J. Paul Getty Museum https://www.doaks.org/ Louvre https://www.louvre.fr/en/ Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston https://www.mfa.org/ Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo https://www.miaegypt.org/ National Archaeological Museum, Naples https://mann-napoli.it/ Vatican Museums https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en.html