The period between 1450 and 1600 in European development is known by what term, initially used by Italian scholars to express the rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture?
Greek scholars in the Renaissance Greek scholars in the Renaissance The migration waves of Byzantine scholars and émigrés in the period following the Crusader sacking of Constantinople and the end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, is considered by many scholars key to the revival of Greek and Roman studies that led to the development of the Renaissance humanism and science. These émigrés brought to Western Europe the relatively well-preserved remnants and accumulated knowledge of their own (Greek) civilization, which had mostly not survived the Dark Ages in the West. Their main role within Renaissance humanism was the teaching of the Greek language to their
Exploring the Ancient Greek Language and Culture are the following: Exploring the Ancient Greek Language and Culture The Annual European Student Competition "Exploring the Ancient Greek Language and Culture" is an international competition held in Europe and in Mexico. It takes place yearly, and is to be considered among the most important high-school student competitions in classical languages held in Europe. <br> This competition is organised by the "Greek Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs", and more specifically the "Directorate of International Relations in Education" and the Pedagogical Institute. Co-organisors are the "Hellenic Language Heritage", the "Society of Greek Philologists", the "European Cultural Centre of Delphi",