So, why does John Green argue that the Renaissance never actually happened? CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY. - Because the Renaissance has become so important to us in our time; WE have constructed its importance.

- Maybe his strongest point, the Renaissance was not actually “a thing” but rather a lot of mutually dependent things that occured over centuries.

- The Renaissance only affected a tiny sliver of the European population.

- Art & learning didn’t filter down through society during the Renaissance like technology does today.

- Probably as many as 95% of Europeans did not encounter the Renaissance’s opulence, art or modes of thought.

- They didn't even have Liverpool Football Club, his favorite team (he's a genius, of course).

- The Renaissance was only experienced by the richest of the rich.

- Life expectancy in Europe during the renaissance actually went down.