The Renaissance (jan 1, 1350 – jan 1, 1500)
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Europe experiences the Renaissance. Art, civic humanism, etc become a big deal is Europe. Also during this time, due partly because of Machiavelli's The Prince, monarchs allowed merchants to trade throughout their realms, granted privilege to the ar[tisan organizations called guilds, and safeguarded commercial transactions in royal law courts, thereby encouraging domestic manufacturing and foreign trade. Renaissance thinkers also encouraged people to explore the world more.
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