He intellectuals of the early fifteenth century were the first in european history to give their own era an identifying name. they named their period the renaissance—literally, ""—an apt description for the period of revived interest in the art and ideas of classical greece and rome.

He intellectuals of the early fifteenth century were the first in European history to give their own was an identifying name. they named their period the renaissance-literally, " Rebirth " - an apt description for the period of revived interest in the art and ideas of classical Greece and Rome.

The word Renaissance is of French origin, and it's logical to use it for it's classical knowledge, the rebirth of the arts, and the rediscovery of Greek and Roman cultures, which had been almost forgotten during the Middle Ages; to re-bloom among the European population, and to fill with new ideas, a way of life full of art, knowledge, stories and new concepts, after the so-called Dark Ages, was a rebirth for Europeans .