I would be hard to argue that the Renaissance even impacted everyone directly.
The best answer to this is that the Renaissance created a period of social and economic upheaval that changed people's lives. Change is not always good and people were uprooted and put into new situations as a result.
Answer:
A) To indicate that the paragraph will present a contrast to the previous one.
Explanation:
The word “alternatively” usually means another option, another possibility.
So, it wouldn’t signal that the paragraph would give another example of a function. It also wouldn’t suggest that functions are more important, or to reveal the tone of the text is becoming more serious.
I can elaborate if you want me to. I hope I helped
