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The word renaissance means "rebirth." In history, the Renaissance refers to the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries in Europe. We call the period before this the Middle Ages. In the Renaissance, people changed the focus of their learning. They took serious interest in the cultural achievements of ancient Rome and Greece. This renewed focus caused a rebirth of that classical kind of learning.
The Renaissance gave us artists, writers, and philosophers who desired to improve society ...