12th Century Renaissance

2. What was the 12th Century Renaissance?

The Renaissance of the 12th century an age of recovery for the people of Europe. Muslims gained control of Europe after the empires fell.  The 12th century was the time where crusades were made to Jerusalem; knowledge that was previously lost was recovered. Aristotle's writings were recovered and writings from Spain were recovered.  New knowledge was brought about in Europe as scientific inventions. Scientific information of lost times were brought back that helped solve problems of the 12th Century Renaissance.


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