After the Middle Ages, a new era of italian writers, artists and thinkers who tried to revive the social structure of the ancient Greece and Rome emerged. This era was called The Renaissance which sought to generate works for people as equal as those created in the Middle Ages (The latter considered by these italian artists as the pinnacle of civilization). For that reason it was called The Renaissance.
Eventhough, the origin of The Renaissance was in Italy it had a great impact on European society. This era focused on the individual, reason, beauty, and secular values that is why it is also known as Humanism.
During, the Renaissance period, the society was composed of four social classes: the nobles, the merchants, the tradesmen and the unskilled workers. The first ones served as military, authority’s advisors and politicians. They were in charged to control and live on large states outsides the city walls.
The second, the merchants gained wealth in industries like wool processing, ship building and banking. They used to get married with nobles families and became sponsors of great artist in order to gain public favors.
The third class, the tradesmen, were the crafts employees and shopkeepers. They belonged to organizations in charged of setting rules for memberships, establishing standards of quality, among others.
Finally, the unskilled workers represented the lowest class of the The Renaissance. They were dependent on their employers and didn’t have job protection. In case of disobedience or rules violations their salary was withheld.
