The Renaissance
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The renaissance was an era of social and cultural advancement in Europe. It was also a bridge between the middle ages and the modern age. The renaissance lasted for years between the 14th to 17th centuries A.D. The middle ages or the dark ages a period of cultural decline and societal collapse which began after the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century. Europe was ruled in a totalitarian and authoritarian way by power-hungry chaotic church who kept Europe in ignorance or
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