Some major developments of the Renaissance include astronomy, humanist philosophy, the printing press, vernacular language in writing, painting and sculpture technique, world exploration and, in the late Renaissance, Shakespeare's works.

What was the biggest difference between government in ancient athens and in ancient rome? rome was a direct democracy, and athens was not. athens allowed all citizens to vote, while rome was a republic. athens allowed women and slaves to vote, but rome did not. rome had a bicameral assembly, and athens did not.