The name ‘Renaissance’ is given to the revival of learning

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Renaissance

The name ‘Renaissance’ is given to the revival of learning. It began in Italy and slowly spread throughout Europe effecting England in the 15th and 16th centuries. A spirit of inquiry and experiment developed.

The spirit of humanism spread with the wave of "Modern learning" and classical liberalism. Every aspect of the ‘human person’ was studied in depth. The medieval Church had discouraged progressive ideas on human affairs, and had strongly supported self-repression and asceticism.

In the Middle Ages learning and culture were sectarian

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