The Renaissance was a way of life. An essay about the Renaissance as it appeared in everyday life.

The renaissance didn't appear just as differently styled buildings, it had a huge impact on the peoples' everyday-life. Before they had had to go to church and pay their respects to the priests and abbots but renaissance was a time that everyone was allowed to think about themselves. It was prosperity that made the rise of renaissance possible, and of course that affected the life of different estates as well. At first the era affected …showed first 75 words of 355 total…

…showed last 75 words of 355 total…as traitors to God, but some, like Copernicus, were persistent and finally he introduced his theory of a sun-centred universe. Inventions like the compass and the caravel led to the expansion of Europe. Of course, the Renaissance was a time of fun and enjoying life. Lots of luxury goods were produced and transported, such as fruit and meat. These had to be transported from a distance, and the merchants were becoming more and more important.