Instructions: The answer to this question can be broken into 3 main parts:
Explain the situations during the medieval period in Europe.
Explain the changes that took place during the period of the Renaissance.
Solution:
The fine arts, literature, and history in the Medieval period were centred on religious ideology.
Most of the literature was written in Greek and Latin languages.
By the dawn of the 13th century, Latin and Greek gave way to regional languages like English, Spanish, and French.
Artists and writers started shifting towards the theme of human life. The literature now was no longer confined to religion and philosophy.
Corresponding changes took place in other art forms as well.
This concept of delving into the different aspects of human life is known as humanism.
It promoted the spirit of inquiry and reasoning. Thus, a new awakening in all spheres of human life became visible in Europe and it is known as the Renaissance.