The document discusses the Renaissance period in Europe, which began in Italy in the late 1300s and spread north over the next 200 years. The Renaissance focused on rediscovering classical knowledge in arts, literature, and architecture from ancient Greece and Rome. This movement was known as humanism and emphasized that individual humans are important and that life on Earth is significant. Key figures like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Niccolo Machiavelli helped drive changes through their art, sculpture, architecture, and political writings that represented a shift away from traditional religion and the focus on the afterlife towards reason and emphasizing this life.

1. So You Say You Want a Revolution? Bronx Lab School Global History 10 Unit 2

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