One of the most famous<span> people alive during this time was </span>Leonardo da Vinci<span>. He was most </span>famous<span> as a painter, but he was also a scientist, engineer and mathematician. </span>Leonardo<span> is </span>called<span> a "</span>Renaissance man". Another "Renaissance man<span>" was Michelangelo, who was a sculptor, painter, architect and poet.</span>
They had a better position to spread muslim rule and they had better access to the Mediterranean sea and trade.
