When the plague slowly decreased in the 15th century, the population in Europe began to grow. A new middle class emerged —bankers, merchants and tradespeople had a new market for their services. People became wealthier and had more than enough money to spend.

Patrons made it possible for successful Renaissance artists to work and develop new techniques. This period, from the 1490s to the 1520s, is known as the High Renaissance. Music. As with art, musical innovations in the Renaissance were partly made possible because patronage expanded beyond the Catholic Church.

Some of the greatest thinkers, authors, statesmen, scientists and artists in human history thrived during this era, while global exploration opened up new lands and cultures to European commerce. The Renaissance is credited with bridging the gap between the Middle Ages and modern-day civilization.

Renaissance, (French: “Rebirth”) period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages and conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in Classical scholarship and values.

The phrase “Dark Age” itself derives from the Latin saeculum obscurum, originally applied by Caesar Baronius in 1602 when he referred to a tumultuous period in the 10th and 11th centuries.

Middle age is a nebulous term—the Cambridge Dictionary defines it as “the period of your life, usually considered to be from about 45 to 60, when you are no longer young, but are not yet old.”

However, having a strong resume and relevant experience generally outweighed everything, most commenters said. “Google frequently hires people who are much older than that, in both junior and senior positions,” said Google software engineer Rebecca Sealfon, who said she started at the company at 33.

65 years

You can receive short-term care in your home, an aged care home or in the community. You may have to pay a fee for each day you receive care. This fee is a percentage of the single person rate of the Age Pension. It’s higher if you receive the care in an aged care home.

15%

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, in June 2015 there were 29,612 individuals in Australia aged 95-99 years old and 4,279 who were aged 100 or more. It is estimated that there will be 12,000 centenarians in Australia by 2020 and 50,000 by 2050.

Tasmania

Like most developed countries, Australia’s population is ageing as a result of sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy. This has resulted in proportionally fewer children (under 15 years of age) in the population and a larger proportion of people aged 65 and over.

Derived from the Census question:

As noted above, Florida and Arizona take the top spots as the states where retirees are moving. Specifically, according to 2018 Census data, there was a net migration of about 70,000 and 34,000 people ages 60 and older to Florida and Arizona, respectively.

Older Australians most commonly want to live in the middle or outer suburbs of a city. This aspiration increases with age. Among those aged between 55 and 74, there was also a strong aspiration to live in small regional towns.