Question

1) Who encouraged art and learning in Europe?

2) In what way did the Crusades give impetus to original thinking?

**What is the meaning of impetus?**​

Answer 1

The answer is as following:

Explanation:

• Medici family who ruled Florence for almost 60 years started Renaissance movement in Europe that gave birth to art and learning in the region
• They were the backers of this movements and all the artists, teachers writers were part of this movement.
• Crusades prompted people to use their own brain instead of following church and leaders.
• The meaning of impetus is momentum, stimulus.

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