The Renaissance, literally the "rebirth," was just that to Italy. As the Middle Ages came to a close, so too did the overshadowing gloom finally subsidize in Italy--and eventually Europe. The new view on human existence spread like wild fire and spawned a rekindled "secular" approach that embraced the Individualist movement (the "successful demonstration of human powers"), the artistic (and architectural) Realism approach, and as the divine right of the church and its clergy became more scrutinized, it helped spawned the 'literary Inquisition' of the Humanists. Additionally, the pursuit of literature and arts led to more application and study of the natural sciences and revitalized the importance of the University.…
