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WORD格式.分享 精品.资料 Unit 7 Culture and Art文化艺术 Text 1 Renaissance Renaissance(文艺复兴) as a period in western civilization may be explained in different ways. But generally speaking, it refers to the period between the 14th and mid 17th century. The word “Renaissance” means revival, specifically in this period of history, revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture. Renaissance, therefore, in essence, was a historical period in which the European humanist(人文主义的) thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of conse