Perspective

Mathematics

Navigation

Used the position of
the north star to
calculate coordinates

Lack of knowledge when
navigating resulted in them
getting lost a lot.

Couldn't cross the equator
without getting lost

Architecture

Used to build structures
that gave them a different
perspective on things.
Example: chapels

Travelling West enough to go East

Trade route to India was discovered

Resulted in Columbus discovering
the Americas

Concluding that the world is round

The return of Greek antiquities

Optics

Everyone thought light shot from our eyes

Everyone got more educated
and learned how optics worked

Architecture

The Greeks developed a new style of building called columns

Byzantine and Constantinople

They were under serious
threat from the ottoman empire

Tried sending people to Italy to get help

They all failed to do so, and decided to start new careers in Italy such as translating

Ottoman Empire took over

Art

Developed a new form of perspective

Made a lot of works depicting Jesus

The people looked at Jesus above everyone
else. Example: In the chapels he was painted on the ceilings so people could look up to him