How The Medici's Changed The World

I was just at LiveScience.com, reading another history column by Heather Whipps, in her How (fill in the blank) Changed the World, and her installment, on Monday was on the Medici family of Florence, Italy.

Like a medieval ATM, one family bankrolled the cultural movement that dragged Europe out of the Dark Ages and into modernity.

With their love for art, science and culture, the Medici of Florence catalyzed the Renaissance that began in the 14th century, making household names of da Vinci, Michelangelo and Galileo in the process.

The revival of learning, rationality and the arts patronized by the Medici in Italy spread throughout Europe, sped along by the invention of the printing press, and forever transformed the Western world.

Have a pleasant Wednesday evening, while reading the rest of her column through the link below.

LINK TO HOW MEDICIS CHANGED THE WORLD