Question

The 15th and 16th centuries are by and large regarded as the ‘Renaissance Period’. In this context explain how the following led to the advent and growth of the Renaissance:

Decline of Feudalism

Answer 1

The decline of Feudalism: Feudal lords had possessed huge estates, who exploited the peasants ‘Social mobility’ and progress was badly affected by this system. Freedom or equality of rights was denied. Towards the 13th and 14th centuries started the decline of feudalism. It led to developing the habit of free-thinking. It paved the way for New Learning Consequently, a new development came into being in the fields of art, literature, science, and philosophy.