The Renaissance: renewed classical learning and the rise of humanism

Beginning in Italy in the 14th century and spreading across Europe over the next few centuries, the Renaissance was a period of renewed interest in classical Greek and Roman learning, alongside major advances in art, science, and literature. A new emphasis on human potential and achievement, often called humanism, shaped much of this era's thinking.

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