Why do people refer to the period in Europe between roughly 1350 and 1600 as the Renaissance?
10 points

A. Since "renaissance" means "restart", it represented a return to strong central
governments like those of the ancient Romans.

B. Since "renaissance" means "rebirth", it represented a renewal of trade, prosperity, and
culture that had been disrupted by the Fall of Rome and the devastation of the Black
Death

C. Since "renaissance" means "reversal", it represented a significant change of course,
abandoning earlier religious ideas in favor of a new secular (non-religious) society.

D. Since "renaissance" means "ritual", it represented an increase in the power of the
Catholic Church and turning away from science.