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This is going to be a very interesting, but hopefully fun experience... so let's get started!  I believe that China from approximately 1000 to 1500 A.D. was more significant in the Renaissance period compared to Europe.  Here's why:

The Chinese innovation was ahead of its time and even way before Europe.  Many of their inventions spread to many civilizations where they were modified and tried to develop something of their own.  But since Europe was on the opposite end of the Eurasian continent, it took a long time for these developments to even happen or be heard of in Europe.




The Chinese inventions of gunpowder and more were brought to Europe by traders during the Renaissance.  China was the innovators and thee original creators of many things that spread all over the world just to be imitated or altered to their own benefits masking the Chinese inventions.




China sparked the Renaissance and forever changed the course of Western civilization and there is evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and the modern world.  Which I will talk about next time on "Renaissance Challenge!"...

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  1. LeslieJune 10, 2020 at 11:09 AM

    The Chinese did invent the printing press, but what did they really do with it? It was in the area of Germany, that the printing press was first used for the newspaper. The idea of a newspaper to spread important local information rapidly spread from Germany to French and English territories. Beyond that, the press was used in Italy to create paper back books. The creation and distribution of paper back books reduced the cost of production and for the first time made books widely available to people of lower means.

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  2. Oliver Q.June 12, 2020 at 2:54 PM

    Yes but it was the acceptance of Marco Polo who the saw the genius innovations that was coming from China that they wanted to get a hold of it through trade during the Yuan Dynasty to increase demand of Chinese goods to Europe. So if that did not happen, then they would have not get a hold these things for even more years. With that, the Silk Road was also thee premier trading source for foreign trade. Europe's advancements were only supported by Chinese inventions that were remade for their taste. The world, especially the West and the European areas owe it to China's trade and innovations.

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