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The fine arts, literature and history in the Medieval period were centred on religious ideology. The texts were invariably written in Greek andLatin as these languages were considered elite and scholarly. By the dawn of the 13th century, Latin and Greek gave way to regional languages like English, Spanish, and French. The writers of this period adopted the life of the common man as the central theme of their works. The literature of this period was no longer confined to religion and philosophy but gave way to themes that depicted diverse aspects of human life. Similar changes occurred in other art forms like painting and sculpture. This vision, primarily concerned with the various aspects of human life, is known as humanism.

The new spirit of humanism inspired unique thoughts on the universe and human life. It promoted reasoning and the spirit of enquiry. Consequently, a new awakening in all spheres of human life became visible in Europe and it is known as the Renaissance.

Petrarch (AD 1304 - 1374) was one of the eminent writers of the Renaissance period. He is known as the Father of Renaissance. The magnum opus of Petrarch is 'Secretum'. Petrarch is often considered the founder of Humanism.

The new spirit of humanism inspired unique thoughts on the universe and human life. It promoted reasoning and the spirit of enquiry. Consequently, a new awakening in all spheres of human life became visible in Europe and it is known as the Renaissance.

Hernan Cortes was born in 1485 in Medellin, western Spain. He led an expedition to kill the people and plunder Mexico. Eventually, he killed the local king and put an end to the independent rule of Mexico.

The age of great change marked by renewed interest in classical learning and the arts is called Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period in European history which began in the 1300s, during the late middle Ages and ended during the 1500s, when the modern era began. Renaissance means "rebirth" in French. During theRenaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome.

The sculptors of middle ages carved faces, hands, and draperies but the form of the human body could not be detected under the draperies.

The Divine Comedy is an Italian long narrative poem by Dante Alighieri.  He began the work in 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of world literature.

Galileo Galilei was the Father of modern sciences and medieval exponent of observation and experiment. He was the first scientist to record accurate data through his telescope. Galileo supported the theory by Copernicus, that sun is the centre not earth of our Universe. 

"The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy" tells about the  Italian Renaissance, it was written by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt is 1860. The book is divided into six parts.