Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Scholarly approaches developed during the Renaissance that emphasized the study of classical texts and human experience, representing a departure from medieval scholasticism.
AP course connection
Topic 1.11: 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery