RENAISSANCE

 The period commonly know as the Renaissance (1400-1600) began in Florence, Italy. It represented a renewed interest in Greek and Roman art and literature. The greatest achievements in art during this period were the perfection of depth perspective, use of colors, and effects of light and shadow. Artists across Europe improved on the ancient artists techniques as no other period had done. The learned were studying  Greek and roman to read the ancient literary classics. There were many advances in  science and technology, discoveries in the New World,  and  changes in religion. The growth of universities throughout Europe helped create a more educated middle class that was to take  over running the government within the following centuries. Europe had come out of the Dark Ages. This idea of rebirth in learning characterized other epochs in history in different parts of the world.
 In A.D 800, Charlemange became king of the Franks and initialed the Carolingian renaissance, which lasted until the end of the ninth century. This period saw beautiful and more modern cities patterned  on Roman architecture.
Charlemange stimulated learning and development of the arts, sponsored a palace academy, established a curriculum  in schools for the nobility created libraries  and changed writing to an improved style of script.
 Kievan Russia also enjoyed century of rebirth some two hundred years later under the able rule of Yaroslav the Wise. Like Charlemange, he founded school, established libraries, and brought about many architectural                                                          achi evements.