The background to the Renaissance
I can explain why the Renaissance began.
The background to the Renaissance
I can explain why the Renaissance began.
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Key learning points
- The Renaissance began in the 14th century.
- More scholars were interested in the Greek and Roman world.
- The Renaissance was sparked by intellectual curiosity.
- The Renaissance began in southern Europe.
- Educated people such as humanists communicated in Latin.
Keywords
Renaissance - from a French term for ‘rebirth’, the Renaissance was a period of revival in European art and literature under the influence of classical ideas
Classical - something is classical when it relates to ancient Greece or Rome
Humanists - humanists were people who were interested in the classical world and the potential of the human race
Common misconception
Pupils may think that many of the ideas of the Renaissance were new to science, literature and art.
Explain to pupils that the Renaissance was a period during which knowledge lost in Western Europe was rediscovered, rather than created for the first time.
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