The Renaissance Period {1485-1660}
The Renaissance which means "re-birth" was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century (1485-1660), beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe
Fifteenth-century scholars rediscovered the writings of ancient Greece and Rome. At this same time, people became more curious about themselves and their world
Thinking about just a few of the extraordinary people who flourished in this period—artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, explorers such as Christopher Columbus, or scientists such as Galileo—reminds us how remarkably rich this period was.
The Renaissance which means "re-birth" was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century (1485-1660), beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe