"Renaissance" is a French word that literally means rebirth . This name has long been considered appropriate because during the Renaissance, the literature and culture of the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome were adopted by scholars and artists in Italy, and widely disseminated through printing?. In some respects, one could say that Western Civilization, which had lain relatively dormant during the Middle Ages, got a new start. On the other hand, since they received almost all of their knowledge of the Greek language and literature from the continuous Greek tradition of the Byzantine Empire, one could say that the Middle Ages reached their fruition in the Renaissance.
In science, the Renaissance started out with the rediscovery of old Greek works of science. Towards the end of the Renaissance, scientists increasingly began to reject Greek (and biblical) sources in favor of new discoveries. The second half of the Renaissance is also the period of the Reformation?.
The Renaissance started in Italy, one of its main centers being the city of Florence.
The term 'Renaissance' is largely replaced by the term 'Early Modern' in the practice of historians. See periodization.
See also Renaissance Classicism.
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