ry of humankind: it set the human mind free from the fetters of the s and dogmas of the Catholic Church and opened human eyes to the new and promising vistas of the new age. The modern age was zoomed into sight. (For detailed information, see Chan Yaoxin, 25-26)Р1.2 Renaissance Р1.2.1 Definition of RenaissanceР● Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It makes a transition from the medieval to the modern world. Р● It started in Italy with the flowering of painting, sculpture and literature, and then spread to the rest of Europe. The term Renaissance means rebirth or revival. Р● The Renaissance period was marked by a reawakening of interest in learning, in the individual and in the world of nature. The revival of learning led scholars back to the culture of
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