Introduction to the Renaissance: 1500 - 1750 AD

Machiavelli's Story
• The Spirit of the Renaissance
• The Renaissance and the Arts
• Thinking Brings Enlightenment
• The Printing Press - A Giant Step Forward
• Trade - Key to Economic & Social Changes
• Critical Awareness of the Church
• Expansion and Exploration
• Absolute Monarchs
• Russia and the Ottoman Empires
• Mughal India, China and Japan
• The Colonization of the Americas



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