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The Renaissance was maintained mainly in Italy. So, it is most likely my ancestors witnessed the Renaissance. The Renaissance happened between the 14th and 17th century.

Important people in the Renaissance were Donatello, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Michelangelo. These people are just a few great thinkers out of many during the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a time of creativity and art, spreading the idea of humanism everywhere.

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The Heritage that I am most familiar with is my Italian and  Christian heritage.

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The definition of humanism is basically the appreciation of the human body, mostly in art. So, this idea started the shift to secular art. (Secular: Non-Religious) Opening new doors to art and ideas that are not Religious. (A.K.A. secular)

Italy was made of many city states all squished together. Eventually they finally came together to form all of Italy. These city states working together became

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I am about 1/4 Italian, but I am unsure of any other ethnicity I have. I am Christian and not Catholic. But, in the Middle Ages, Catholicism was the only form of Christianity.

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"Top 10 Things Italy Is Famous for." Listaka. N.p., 11 Dec. 2016. Web. 06 June 2017.

ItalianRenaissance.org." ItalianRenaissance.org. N.p., 03 Nov. 2014. Web. 31 May 2017

RENAISSANCE. N.p, n.d Web. 31 May 2017

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Gritsch, Eric W., Paul J. Grime, Martin E. Marty, Jr. Charles Yrigoyen, and John B. Payne. "Martin Luther." Christian History | Learn the History of Christianity & the Church. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 June 2017.

"Christanity vs Protestantism." Christianity vs Protestantism -Difference and Comparison l Diffen. N.p., n.d. Web 01 June 2017.

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Being Christian means my background was affected by the middle ages. My ancestors witnessed events from Chapter 6. Although I am Christian and not Catholic, Catholicism was the only form of Christianity during the Middle ages.

One very important person in the middle ages was Martin Luther. Martin Luther was known for his hatred of indulgences (Give Money=Get out of sin). On Halloween (or "All Saints Day" in that time") Martin Luther posted 95 theses on the door of a church, which basically said indulgences are bad.

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After that Martin Luther and the Catholic Church went back and forth, hit after hit; until Martin's Theses spread to the world. Thanks to the printing press Luher's 95 Theses had spread far and wide. And after be excommunicated by the church, so he made his own form of Christianity.

Protestantism, better known as Lutheran, spread. And other kings soon realized that switching to Protestantism gave them more power. This was because during the middle ages, the pope was at the top of the social pyramid; and without the pope the kings (which were under the pope one slot in the pyramid) had more power.

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Still today Italy is known for its "Italian Charm" and its amazing art and culture. And we are learning about the great thinkers during that time even now. The Renaissance shaped who I am by shaping Italy into what it is today.

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Later on, more and more people made their own form of Christianity. This separated Christianity into many different types. These forms of Christianity were able to spread everywhere for people like me to choose from.