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1.What is meant by Renaissance? Ans: Renaissance means 'revival' or 'rebirth' of Greek learning, art, literature and culture of the Middle Ages in Europe. In England it came through Italy and flourished in the Elizabethan Age in the works of Shakespeare,Spenser, Marlowe and Ben Jonson. 2. What is meant by Reformation? Ans: Reformation was a religious Movement led by Martin Luther in the fifteenth century. It protested against the practices of the Roman Catholic church. It advocated complete faith in the Bible and in one's own soul for salvation. 3. What is meant by Humanism? Ans: The Renaissance scholars called Humanists revived the forgotten Greek and Roman authors and their manuscripts and widely disseminated their ideas, materials and literary forms and styles over Europe.This Movement is called Humanism. 4. The Greeks called the poets 'Vates'. Why? Ans: The Greeks called the poets 'Vates', which meant a maker or a creator. The Gre...