Renaissance

Humanity has been through numerous phases lasting for centuries which made it what it is today. Wars, global exploration, grandoise travellers, epics, legends, myths have always had an impact on how masses percieve the subjects of politics, art, economy and philosophy.

The Renaissance was a fervid period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages.It was observed from 14th century to the late 17th century where the rediscovery of art, literature and philosophy was found abundantly in the epitome areas of commerce and economically relevant areas in europe. This era observed thriving thinkers, authors, statesmen, scientists and artists. There is very little doubt that the geniuses in this period was probably the greatest human history has ever observed. During this era, the commerce was hitting it's peaks in centuries, explorers opening up the culture to new lands, trade routes and what not.

In the 14th century, the concept of Humanism developed as a cultural movement which gained immense momentum in Italy. The concept focused on the principle that it is inevitable for a human being to consider themselves the centre of all there is and should embrace the great discoveries, achievements in literature, art and science humanity comes up with. Further, with the inventions like the printing press, concepts like humanismand various creations of the humanists found it easier to reach the masses and suddenly it was easier for the principles of humanism to realise themselves. Such was the trend of the works humanist presented, some of them include texts revolving around ancient Greece and Rome by humanist authors Francesco Petrarchand Giovanni Boccaccio. It is also believed that international finance and trade set the stage for Renaissance.
The importance of this period is that it marksthe rise of the human race from its major downfall, the Dark Ages in which humanity faced atrocities like the pandemic black death, war, famines since the fall of the ancient Rome in 426 A.D.

The most relevant names under the most groundbreaking Renaissance intellectual includes names of the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Sandro Botticelli, Donatello, and William Shakespeare.