Revolution in Expansion In Florence, and also in the surrounding cities, the Renaissance was a time of awakening and rebirth. A time of examining the present and looking towards a future that would turn out to seem entirely different from the past, but at the same time hold striking similarities. How was this possible? The transformations in Florence began with new attitudes and new priorities in the minds of her citizens. At the beginning of …showed first 75 words of 576 total…

…showed last 75 words of 576 total…into something new (the importance of being a member of an advanced society). Part of what really made the Renaissance a great era was the attitudes of progress for cities like Florence. They didn’t believe in starting over with a clean slate. They appreciated where their culture had come from and embraced it while at the same time expanding upon it. This allowed for a new breed of Florentine, and an interesting Renaissance culture.