Vascodagama reached calicut on the west coast of india the industrial revolution began in england in about 1750 in 1793, eli whitney invented a cotton gin. The renaissance ebook download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Renaissance italy s art, literature, and culture continue to fascinate. The renaissance in italy was made possible by the countrys wealth.
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