HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Rebirth
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Reread
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Revive
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Relive
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Detailed explanation-1: -Renaissance, a French word meaning rebirth, is applied to the rediscovery and revival of interest in the art, architecture and literary culture of Antiquity which took place in Italy from the 14th century onwards, and in Northern Europe a little later.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Renaissance” means “rebirth, ‘’ and what was reborn in this period was classicism: Greek and Roman literature, art, and architecture.
Detailed explanation-3: -European societies underwent huge changes in the 15th century, and so did art. In the 14th century, Italian artists began to revive the heritage of Greek and Roman Antiquity. This is why this period is called the “Renaissance”, a word which comes from the Italian Rinascita, which was first used in the 14th century.