Jonathan Torres Western Civilization final Exam The European Renaissance represented a departure from the civilization of the Middle Ages in many ways. The Renaissance was a period of European history in which many drastic changes happened. The Renaissance was a time of new beliefs and inventions. People of the European Renaissance looked at politics, art, and language. The Renaissance was drastically different from the Middle Ages. During the Middle Ages the church held most of …showed first 75 words of 456 total…

…showed last 75 words of 456 total…were the only literate one who could read. People started reading other books other than the bible. So many of the books of the time were published in different languages like English, Latin, and Spanish so people began to learn other languages. In the end, the Renaissance was a time of new awakening in Europe. The loss of power by the church, an increase in literacy and education were all the result of this rebirth.