Cause, Ruins of Roman Empire: The 'Rebirth' of Roman ideas like ways of building and ways of painting and sculpting. , Cause , Competition between Italian states: Italian was not ruled by a king, it was ruled by individual leaders: Each state wanted to become more powerful and wealthy than the others. This promoted competition. , Cause, Patrons sponsored artists to produce beautiful paintings.  , Key person , Leonardo Da Vinci: Famous artworks include the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. His works are still shown in museums across the world today. He used different techniques include perspective (i.e making the painting look 3D). , Key person , Michelangelo: Sculpted the Pieta and David. He also painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Many tourists visit these sculptures today. , Key person , William Harvey: Figured out how blood is circulated around the body, Key person, William Shakespeare: Produced numerous plays including Romeo and Juliet , Significance, The invention of the printing press: ideas could spread more quickly because they were printed on paper multiple times, Significance, How the world works: it was discovered that the earth rotates around the sun. , Significance , Modern medicine: It was discovered how the organs worked. E.g. William Harvey discovered that the heart was responsible for pumping blood around the body. .

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