Science and Technology
...s probably not one of the smarter things that they could have done, but back then they did not know any better. Renaissance medicine did not really make any major strides back then. There were a few strides made, but that was in anatomy. People started doing autopsies on cadavers, and students started learning about them in universities. I feel that doing research on bodies was probably a big contribution in medicine. They could go in and see what exactly happened to this person, and figure out a reason for not letting it happen again. With all of this going on, there were parts of Europe that looked down on doing dissections. It is hard to say what I would of thought if I was in there shoes. I think that I would have let it go on. I mean people were dying because of different reasons, so why not try and figure out how they died, that way the next person will not die from the same cause. It is easy for me to sit back and say these things, since I was not really there in that time. While some people were figuring out how to cure diseases, others were trying to figure out how to increase the production of agriculture. There was not really a major step in agriculture between the fifteenth and sixteenth century. The fields were still plowed by oxen or horses, and the grain was still sown in by hand. Although by the sixteenth century the Dutch figured out how to make more tillable soil. They started draining lakes, making dykes, and keeping the sea water out. By doing all of this they started to produce a lot more crops. They also figured out how to use windmills as a way of water or irrigation. I am from a farming community and I can see how these minor steps could really help out the production of agriculture. Were I am from crops are a way of life, and the same goes for the Renaissance. Crops are not always a reliable food source. The reason being is that you cannot control the weather. So when the invention of irrigation took place, they could have water at all times. That way if drought did occur, it would not affect the outcome of the crops. Manufacturing played a big role in the fifteenth century. There were a lot of improvements from the Middle Ages to Renaissance. With the improvement of tools and machines, came the increase of productivity and efficiency. There were big improvements on the spinning wheel as well as the special looms. These looms were used primarily in the production of fancy fabrics. Not only did they have an increase of cloth production, but they also invented a time mechanism. This mechanism was a spring-driven clock. The clock would be a huge contribution in that they could make sure that everything was done and delivered on time. With all of t...