The House of Medici was a rich family the was pretty much the head of the city of Florence, Italy. They where Wool merchants and bankers. Because of this, they became rich and rose in power. The Medici are most famous for their patronage of the arts. This is where a weathy family or group sponsors and supports major artists. They would pay artist commissions for their works of art. This allowed artist to focus on their work and not about money. So e of these artists where Michelangelo and Leonardo De Vinci. Most of their wealth and power came from their bank, the Medici bank.

A monk named Martin Luther began to question the practices of the Catholic Church while studying the bible. He found many areas where the bible and church dissagreed. He found 95 areas where he thought the church had gone wrong and nailed it to the door. One of those practices was the paying or indulgences. This practice allowed people to be forgiven of their sins if they payed the church money. After he nailed the list to the church, the church began to make less money. They kicked him out of the church and called him a heretic. The May not sound so bad today, but usually, heretics where put to death :(. A lot of people agreed with him about the church doing bad things and/or becoming corrupt.

Leonardo da Vinci was a well known artist, scientist, and inventor from the
renaissance. Leonardo was one of the greatest artists in history. He made some of the most famous paintings in the world, including the Mona Lisa AND the last supper. Leonardo was also an inventor ( As stated before. ) He had many journals full of pictures and writing on his scientific studies. A lot of his drawing where on his study of the human anatomy. A lot of his pictures on it where about muscles, tendons, and the human skeleton. He also studied many animals like frogs, cows, and monkeys, as well as other animals.

A lot of the architecture in Italy during the renaissance was based on Roman and Greek structures. One of the most famous renisassanian architects was Flippo Brunelleski.
He built the done above the cathedral of Florence. Much of this dome, including the lantern at the top, would take mch of his life to complete. Some of the greatest architectural accomplishments where the Sistine chapel, el Escorial, and Palazzo Farnese. Probably the most famous would be the Sistine chapel, which is part of the official residence of the pope in Vatican City. This building is best known for the paintings on the ceiling. Michelangelo was an architect, as well as an artist.