renessanssia
Renessanssia, the Finnish term for the Renaissance, denotes a period of broad cultural, artistic, and scientific change in Europe roughly between the 14th and 17th centuries. The term originates in the idea of a "rebirth" of classical antiquity. In Finnish usage it corresponds to renessanssi, while renessanssia is a grammatical form used in sentences to refer to the movement.
Origins in Italian city-states, especially Florence, with humanist scholars who revived Latin and Greek texts. The
Key features: revival of classical art, philosophy, and science; innovations in visual arts (perspective), architecture; advances
Impact: laid groundwork for modern science, secular and humanist education, and the modern state; transformed church