AP EURO- AMSCO Textbook Topic 1.2

The Italian Renaissance was a period of great cultural change and achievement that spanned from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a revival of interest in the classical art and philosophy of Ancient Greece and Rome.
Renaissance (French word for rebirth) refers to the renewed interest in the arts, literature, and humanism, leading to significant advancements in various fields such as painting, sculpture, and architecture.
- Europe entered a period of transition between the Middle Ages and the modern world
  - This began in the mid - 1300s
- During the renaissance, many intellectual showed a renewed interest in the civilizations of Greece and Rome during the classical era, roughly 800 B.C.E. to 500 C.E..
- The Renaissance began in northern Italy and spread throughtout Europe.
  - Time when scholars began to break free of the religion-based thinking of medieval times toward a belief in human dignity and limitless potential.

Throughout the Middle Ages, monks had preserved and studied many classical texts in montasteries throughout Europe.
- One major change that occured during the Renaissance was that many Renaissance scholars were not members of the clergy. They also approached texts in new ways.
Humanists - Renaissance intellectuals who studied classical civilizations and its texts
- Why? Because they focused on human beings and thier inherent dignity.
Scholasticism - A medieval philosophy which focused on Roman Catholicism and religious inquiries, such as proving the excistence of god.